benchwarmer
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bench·warm·er

noun \ˈbench-ˌwr-mər\

Definition of BENCHWARMER

: a reserve player on an athletic team

Examples of BENCHWARMER

  1. I played a little, but mostly I was a benchwarmer.

First Known Use of BENCHWARMER

1892

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