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Noun: backup man  'bak`úp man
  1. Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
    "the star had a backup man for dangerous scenes"
    - stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, fill-in

Derived forms: backup men

Type of: compeer, equal, match, peer

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