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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a substitute teacher" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a teacher who temporarily takes the place of a regular teacher who is absent.
Example: "When our regular teacher was sick, we had a substitute teacher for the week."
Alternatives: "temporary teacher" or "replacement teacher".
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He split his time between a shared house in Plainview and his home in Port Jefferson, got an off-season job as a subsitute teacher at Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson Station, and pursued a master's degree at C.W. Post.
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A retired teacher.
He was a natural teacher.
"He is a spiritual teacher.
Reham is a math teacher.
Humiliation is a good teacher.
He was a great teacher".
Agnes was a college teacher.
I was a great teacher.
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