locum

Physician's temporary replacement

A locum is a person who temporarily fills in for someone else, especially a doctor, pharmacist, or clergy member: The practice hired a locum while Dr. Chen was on maternity leave.

The word is clipped from the Latin phrase locum tenens, meaning "one holding a place." More common in British than American English.

substitute

replacement

What takes another's place

stand-inTemporary human placeholder
fill-inTemporary substitute person
coverProtect by overlaying

deputy · proxy · relief · back-up · understudy · reserve · pinch-hitter · temp · surrogate · alternate

medical

physician

Licensed medical doctor

doctorLicensed medical healer
GPInitials for primary physician
clinicOutpatient treatment facility

practice · hospital · patient · healthcare · surgery · consultation · prescription · diagnosis · treatment · specialist

temporary

short-term

Of limited duration

contractEnforceable written agreement
sessionalOf official gathering periods
casualRelaxed and informal

freelance · provisional · ad-hoc · interim · transient · nonpermanent · part-time · seasonal · agency · assignment

clergy

vicar

Clergy substitute for bishop

rectorParish clergy chief
curateSelect and present thoughtfully
chaplainInstitutional clergy member

pastor · priest · minister · parish · pulpit · parsonage · benefice · incumbency · pastoral · interregnum

locum

replacement

physician

short-term

vicar

locum

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