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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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Dr McFarlane was previously employed as a locum GP at the Alness and Invergordon Medical Group, but the BBC understands he has not worked there for around a year.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

The Pharmacists Defence Association said the £670,000 unpaid wage bill related to locum staff who worked for Jhoots branches across the UK.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Item portabit breuia domini episcopi uel senescalli usque ad Dudington uel ad locum consimilem.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

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