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 Meaning of BACKUP MAN
| Pronunciation: |  | 'bak`up mân 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | backup, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | alternate, compeer, double, equal, locum, locum tenens, match, peer, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, surrogate |  |     |    |  |