substitute teacher

noun

US
: a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is not available

Examples of substitute teacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He’s worked at every level in Miami Dade Public Schools: elementary, middle and high schools, as a substitute teacher, security monitor and principal. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024 The Peterson case has been the subject of endless fascination since the substitute teacher with a bright smile disappeared from their Modesto home sometime the morning of Christmas Eve 2002. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024 When a substitute teacher at my high school referenced Infowars during class, my friends and I discussed it later with approbation. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024 Frock was a long-term substitute teacher and head varsity volleyball coach at Westminster High School. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for substitute teacher 

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