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замести́тельница — meaning in English

zamestitelnitsa

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English meaning

  • deputy noun A person who is second-in-command and acts on behalf of a senior officeholder.
  • surrogate noun A person or thing that substitutes for another.

Senses

замести́тельница is used for these senses in English:

  • surrogate A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.

deputy — full definition

  1. noun A person who is second-in-command and acts on behalf of a senior officeholder.
  2. noun A law enforcement officer who works under a county sheriff, especially in the US.
  3. noun A member of a legislative body in certain countries, such as France.

surrogate — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that substitutes for another.
  2. noun A woman who carries a pregnancy for another person or couple.
  3. adj Acting as a substitute.

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