substitute teacher
noun
a person who temporarily teaches a class when the person who usually fills this role is unavailable.
substitute teachers
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pluralof substitute teacher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After last week's nationwide demonstrations, the government promised some 3,000 substitute teachers would be deployed in the coming days to replace absent staff at the 114 worst-affected high schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
McNamee said it would be difficult to restrict the use of substitute teachers.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Making matters more difficult is a national shortage of substitute teachers, which many educators say has worsened since the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
The education association, however, says vacancies are almost double that if you factor in the open positions that substitute teachers are currently filling.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
New officers, as we’d already learned, irritated inmates in much the same way that substitute teachers irritate schoolchildren.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
