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locum tenentes

noun , plural of locum tenens

Synonyms and Antonyms of locum tenentes

a person or thing that takes the place of another

I'm just a locum tenens, so any major decisions should be deferred until your regular doctor returns from vacation

Synonyms of locum tenentes

backups, covers, designated hitters, fill-ins, pinch hitters, reliefs, replacements, reserves, stand-ins, subs, substitutes

Words Related to locum tenentes

alternates, understudies

apologies, makeshifts, stopgaps

agents, assignees, attorneys, commissaries, delegates, deputies, envoys, factors, procurators, proxies, reps, representatives, surrogates

assistants, relievers, seconds

successors, superseders

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