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stand in
THESAURUS
stand in
advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, assistant, attorney, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, changeling, comparison, copy, counterfeit, deputy, double, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, exponent, extra, fake, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill-in, ghost, ghostwriter, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, mute, next best thing, paranymph, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, pleader, procurator, proxy, relief, replacement, representative, reserves, ringer, second, second in command, second string, secondary, sign, spares, spear-carrier, standby, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, supe, super, supernumerary, superseder, supplanter, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, third string, token, understudy, utility man, utility player, vicar, vicar general, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentlemanFor further exploring for "stand in" in Webster Dictionary Online