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benchman

American  
[bench-muhn] / ˈbɛntʃ mən /

noun

  • benchmen
    plural
  1. a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench.

    The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of benchman

First recorded in 1900–05; bench + -man


Example Sentences

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Andre Iguodala had a big night for the Nuggets with 20 points and seven assists, while benchman Andre Miller contributed 18 points.

From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2012

Strobik was a benchman of Henry A. Mollenhauer, the hardest and coldest of all three of the political leaders.

From The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser

“With a couple of Liverpool benchmen likely getting a run out today, I am cautiously optimistic that the post-match headlines won’t include ‘Mignolet mauled at the Molineux’ or ‘Moreno razed by Wolves’.”

From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2019

They had representatives, benchmen, spies, tools—a great company.

From The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser

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