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Noun: supply teacher
Usage: Brit, Cdn
  1. A teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis; often supplied by an agency
    "The school hired a supply teacher to cover for the regular teacher's maternity leave";
    - substitute teacher [N. Amer, Ireland], relief teacher [Austral, NZ]

Derived forms: supply teachers

Type of: teacher

Encyclopedia: Supply teacher