substitute teacher

noun

US
: a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is not available

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One day Knickerbocker came in as a substitute teacher and the two instantly clicked. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025 Miles worked as a substitute teacher in the school district in 2001 and was hired as a teacher in 2007, Fort Collins High School Principal Jennifer Roth said in an email to families. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025 Demetrius was a substitute teacher at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, according to WCMH. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025 Joy McCreary’s 12th-grade advanced literature class had just ended at Blair Middle and High School when a substitute teacher came to relieve her. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for substitute teacher

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