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bench warmer

bench warmer is the alternative spelling of bench-warmer.

Meaning of bench-warmer

Noun

bench-warmer (plural bench-warmers)

  1. (colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.

Forms of bench warmer

pluralbench warmers

Questions about bench warmer

What is bench warmer the alternative spelling of?
Bench warmer is the alternative spelling of bench-warmer.

Words near bench warmer in the dictionary

  1. bench tests
  2. bench top
  3. bench tops
  4. bench trial
  5. bench trials
  6. bench warmer
  7. bench warmers
  8. bench warrant
  9. bench warrants
  10. bench-clearing brawl
  11. bench-hole

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