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locum

NOUN

substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backup replacement stand-in surrogate

STRONG

agent alternate assistant auxiliary changeling delegate deputy double dummy equivalent expediency expedient fill in ghost makeshift procurator proxy recourse refuge relay relief representative reserve resort resource standby stopgap sub succedaneum successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar

WEAK

dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient

Antonyms

STRONG

being entity permanent

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The men, both locum optometrists, were driving from Aberystwyth to Manchester at the time of the crash.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

In the end her diagnosis only came after seeing a locum at her GP surgery who sent her for additional tests.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Unlike permanent employees, locum staff operate in a freelance capacity and usually provide short-term cover.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

The GPs contracted to run the surgeries said they had faced financial "challenges", and that some locum payments had been "delayed", but would be settled.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

“Mr Coates was such a nice man,” interpolated Mrs Inglefield, with meaning, referring to John Ames’s locum tenens.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram

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