benchwarmer

or bench warm·er, bench-warm·er

[bench-wawr-mer]

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noun Sports.

a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.

Origin of benchwarmer

First recorded in 1890–95; bench + warmer

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Related Words for benchwarmer

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