substitute vs locum tenens

locum tenens vs substitute

substitute and locum tenens both are nouns.

substitute is an adjective but locum tenens is not an adjective.

substitute is a verb but locum tenens is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
substitute	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
locum tenens	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locum tenens is a hyponym of substitute; that is, locum tenens is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than substitute:

substitute: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
locum tenens: someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

Other hyponyms of substitute include locum, double, alternate, replacement, surrogate.

substitute (noun)	locum tenens (noun)
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another	someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

substitute (adjective)	locum tenens (adjective)
artificial and inferior
serving or used in place of another
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

substitute (verb)	locum tenens (verb)
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
be a substitute
act as a substitute

Difference between substitute and locum tenens

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