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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 59-year-old described unsuccessful attempts to get a diagnosis in the 1980s, before she was officially diagnosed after seeing a locum GP.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"The lack of communication is horrendous," said Simon Juniper, who works for a company supplying locum doctors to surgeries.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

A further two doctors, Dr Hussein and Dr Khan - who wanted only their surnames used - worked at Lliswerry Medical Centre in Newport, and said they were owed £20,000 each for locum work.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Some locum doctors have refused to work at Welsh practices linked to eHarley Street, because they say they are collectively owed about £250,000 in unpaid wages.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Quo nemo ascendat, cui non vertigo cerebrum Corripiat, certe hunc seligit illa locum.

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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