benchman

[ bench-muh n ]

/ ˈbɛntʃ mən /

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noun, plural bench·men.

a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.

Nearby words

bench-warmer, bencher, benching iron, benchley, benchley, robert charles, benchman, benchmark, benchmark position, benchmarking, benchrest, benchwarmer

Origin of benchman

First recorded in 1900–05; bench + -man

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Examples from the Web for benchman

Strobik was a benchman of Henry A. Mollenhauer, the hardest and coldest of all three of the political leaders.
The Financier|Theodore Dreiser