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locum tenens

[loh-kuhm tee-nenz, ten-inz] / ˈloʊ kəm ˈti nɛnz, ˈtɛn ɪnz /
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 locum 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 pinch-hitter temporary expedient
Antonyms
STRONG
being entity permanent

Example Sentences

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Nearly nonverbal, Scrat wouldn’t even require a locum tenens; of all the movie’s sins, his omission is unforgivable.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022

In the Middle Ages, the term locum tenens, Latin for "holding the place," was used to describe substitute priests.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though still a church term, locum tenens is also used for temporary health-care jobs.

From Time Magazine Archive

John Huneke, 69, who last year sold the ophthalmology practice he ran for 33 years in Ada, Okla., has done several locum tenens stints through CompHealth.

From Time Magazine Archive

If there was no son capable, the state put in a locum tenens, but granted one-third to the wife to maintain herself and children.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various