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understudy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, v. t. & i. (Theater) To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, n. One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency. [1913 Webster]

