The meaning of UNDERSTUDY is to study another actor's part in order to substitute in an emergency.

An understudy took over for the rest of the performance and the evening show. Understudies never know when they might have to go on.

An actor's or actress's understudy is the person who has learned their part in a play and can act the part if the actor or actress is ill.

1. To study or know (a role) so as to be able to replace the regular performer when required. 2. To act as an understudy to.

In theatre, an understudy, referred to in opera as cover or covering, is a performer who learns the lines and blocking or choreography of a regular actor, actress, or other performer in a play. Should the …

Definition of understudy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

UNDERSTUDY definition: to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary. See examples of understudy used in a sentence.

understudy /ˈʌndəˌstʌdɪ/ vb ( -studies, -studying, -studied) (transitive) to study (a role or part) so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary

UNDERSTUDY meaning: an actor who prepares to take the part of another actor if that actor is unable to perform

• In her place was her understudy, Miss Lisa Fennell, a young dancer usually seen in the chorus. • The role, after all, was written for the actress, considered so indispensable that she had no understudy.