substitute teacher

noun

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

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Right now, Vitello looks less like a manager and more like a substitute teacher. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Ed Ashman, the 81-year-old Vietnam veteran and substitute teacher who died after he was hit by a 14-year-old boy riding an e-motorcycle in Lake Forest on April 16, 2026. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 May 2026 His two more physical characters were delightful to watch, like a navy admiral addicted to spit takes, as well as a substitute teacher subjecting his students to painful dancing. Rima Parikh, Vulture, 10 May 2026 Havrisik was on the verge of becoming a substitute teacher last year when McManus went down and the Packers called on him. Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for substitute teacher

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