n. Function: noun
1 a person who takes the place of or acts instead of another FF1C; found a substitute for the sick teacher FF1E;
Synonyms: alternate, backup, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, replacement, stand-in, sub, succedaneum, surrogate
Related Words: relay, relief; deputy, procurator, proxy; supply; double, understudy
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Synonyms: RESOURCE 3, dernier ressort, expediency, expedient, makeshift, recourse, refuge, resort, stopgap, surrogate