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

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

Staff in the surgery said they were told a "central management team" at eHarley Street would take care of HR, finance and book locum doctors.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

"While some locum payments have regrettably been delayed, the vast majority have been settled, and the partners are confident that no outstanding payments will remain unpaid."

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Romulus ut saxo locum circumdedit alto, Cuilibet huc, inquit, confuge tutus erit.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

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