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BENCH WARMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bench warmer mean?
• BENCH WARMER (noun)
The noun BENCH WARMER has 1 sense:
1. (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
Familiarity information: BENCH WARMER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sports) a substitute who seldom plays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bench warmer" is a kind of...):
reserve; second-stringer; substitute (an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
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