Locum

//ˈləʊkəm// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of locum tenens. Australia, British, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

    "There was a certain amount of feeling evidenced against Dr. Quentin. To begin with, he was not the regular doctor, only a locum, putting in a month’s work, whilst Dr. Bolitho was away on a well-earned holiday."

  2. 2
    A share in a Genoese trading vessel. historical
  3. 3
    someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession wordnet
  4. 4
    A period working as a locum tenens. Australia, British, informal

    "-- "I suppose you wouldn't like to do a locum for a month on the South coast? Three guineas a week with board and lodging." -- "I wouldn't mind," said Philip. -- "It's at Farnley, in Dorsetshire. Doctor South. You'd have to go down at once; his assistant has developed mumps. I believe it's a very pleasant place.""

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