LOCUM TENENS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

Synonyms:

locum; locum tenens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("locum tenens" is a kind of...):

backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))

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