Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun locum_tenens

1 sense of locum tenens

Sense 1
locum tenens, locum -- (someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession)
       => stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in -- (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins")