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substitute teacher

American

[suhb-sti-toot teech-er] / ˈsʌb stɪˌtut ˈtitʃ ər /

noun

a person who temporarily teaches a class when the person who usually fills this role is unavailable.

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noun

substitute teachers

plural

Example Sentences

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Camarillo, a substitute teacher, is also scared for her students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Managing the logistics and soothing the distraught women, prosecutors allege, was Jennifer Powers, 45, a former model for Hawaiian Tropic and substitute teacher who was arrested along with Rubin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

News of her arrest spread quickly through the wealthy Dallas suburb where she lives, especially since she has worked as a substitute teacher in a local school district.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Then, he decided to start a completely new kind of work: He became certified as a substitute teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

In 1853, he had returned to the monastery and started work as a substitute teacher at the Brno Modern School.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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