benchman

[ bench-muhn ]
/ ˈbɛntʃ mən /

noun, plural bench·men.

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

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Origin of benchman

First recorded in 1900–05; bench + -man

Words nearby benchman

bench hook, benching iron, bench jockey, Benchley, bench-made, benchman, benchmark, benchmark position, bench press, benchrest, bench screw
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Example sentences 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