What does locum mean?
Locum means (British, Australia, informal) Ellipsis of locum tenens..
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/ˈləʊkəm/ · noun
(British, Australia, informal) Ellipsis of locum tenens..
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.
"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."
-- "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."
Use locum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Locum means (British, Australia, informal) Ellipsis of locum tenens..
Common synonyms include locum tenens.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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