All locum synonyms

noun locum

• stand-in — a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
• surrogate — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
• backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
• replacement — the act of replacing.
• standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
• double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
• relief — prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
• agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
• reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
• changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
• supplanter — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
• procurator — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
• succedaneum — a substitute.
• temp — temporary (def 2).
• vicar — Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
• alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
• deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
• proxy — the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
• stopgap — something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
• sub — a submarine.
• supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
• makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
• resort — to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource: to resort to war.
• symbol — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
• fill-in — a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion: The company used a fill-in for workers on vacation.
• delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
• temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
• relay — a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
• assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
• understudy — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
• representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
• recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
• refuge — shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
• successor — a person or thing that succeeds or follows.
• ghost — the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
• dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
• resource — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
• auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
• ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
• locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
• equivalent — Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
• expediency — The quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
• expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.