locum

noun

lo·​cum ˈlō-kəm How to pronounce locum (audio)
chiefly British
: locum tenens

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The company seeks to solve the locum tenans inefficiencies in medical staffing. — Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com, 11 June 2017 The Stones’ investiture of long-standing friend and collaborator Steve Jordan as Charlie’s locum and then successor brought admirable continuity, but also an inevitable change in the stage dynamics. — Paul Sexton, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2022

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First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of locum was in 1885

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locum

noun
lo·​cum ˈlō-kəm How to pronounce locum (audio)
chiefly British
: locum tenens
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