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.
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Locum
/ˈləʊkəm/
Synonyms for "locum" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(2 words)
locum contractlocum tenens
Related words (16)
Noun(6 words)
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6 entrieslocum assignmentlocum dentistlocum nurselocum pharmacistlocum physicianlocum post
Collocations
6 entrieslocum assignmentlocum tenensreplacement clinicianshort term locumsubstitute physiciantemporary substitute
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entrieslocum tenens
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
"I asked about his Joes, he said the Joes could look after themselves and if Jack was bothered about them he could send a locum."
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-- "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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