substitute teacher

noun

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

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Hart described her rationale for starting up a local LifeWise program as coming from her own experience seeing behavioral issues as a substitute teacher. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Hildebrand previously worked at Sprint and is currently a substitute teacher, The Beacon reported. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Caleb Elliott, 26, is a former Celina ISD middle school football coach and substitute teacher who is facing multiple state and federal charges tied to secretly recording boys in a Moore Middle School locker room. Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Camarillo, a substitute teacher, is also scared for her students. Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for substitute teacher

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