/ˈləʊkəm/
- Australia, British, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis 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”
“"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."”
- Australia, British, informalA period working as a locum tenens.
“-- "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. Doct”
- historicalA share in a Genoese trading vessel.
Formslocums(plural) · loca(plural)