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Old Mar 01, 2022, 04:17 PM
*Beth* *Beth* is offline
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Originally Posted by GoGo2 View Post
I thought 'vicar' was the English/American word for somebody placed in somebody's job while the one who "owns" the job is on sick leave. What is the correct word?

I think a vicar is a member of the hierarchy of the Catholic church. Is the medical person in place of your GP a nurse practitioner perhaps? Or, if the person in place of your GP is also a GP you could call that person a "stand-in" for your GP.
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