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Noun: locum  low-kum
  1. Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
    - locum tenens

Derived forms: locums

Type of: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute

Encyclopedia: Locum