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benchwarmer

noun

Meaning

  1. A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sub(English)bench warmer(English)bench-warmer(English)backbencher(English)bench jockey(English)warmer(English)second-stringer(English)scrub(English)productions(English)cards(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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