locum C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈloʊkəm/ UK /ˈləʊkəm/ See IPA manual Freq #67951 Meanings 1 noun chiefly British: a professional, especially a doctor, who temporarily performs another person's duties The clinic hired a locum while its regular physician recovered from surgery. 2 noun a temporary position or period of work as such a substitute She accepted a six-week locum at a rural medical practice. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · chiefly british: a... locum tenenssubstitutetemporary doctor 2 noun · a temporary position or... temporary postcover Word family Derived forms locumship Related forms physicianclergystand-intemporary appointment Etymology A shortening of Latin locum tenens ("one holding a place"). Locum is the accusative of locus ("place"), and tenens is the present participle of tenere ("to hold"). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # locum **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊkəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈləʊkəm/ **Frequency rank:** 67951 ## Meanings 1. chiefly British: a professional, especially a doctor, who temporarily performs another person's duties 2. a temporary position or period of work as such a substitute ## Examples - The clinic hired a locum while its regular physician recovered from surgery. - She accepted a six-week locum at a rural medical practice. ## Synonyms - locum tenens - substitute - temporary doctor - temporary post ## Derived Forms - locumship ## Related Forms - physician - clergy - stand-in - temporary appointment ## Etymology A shortening of Latin locum tenens ("one holding a place"). Locum is the accusative of locus ("place"), and tenens is the present participle of tenere ("to hold"). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown