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benchwarmer

benchwarmer 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 benchwarmer

pluralbenchwarmers

Questions about benchwarmer

What is benchwarmer the alternative spelling of?
Benchwarmer is the alternative spelling of bench-warmer.

Words near benchwarmer in the dictionary

  1. benchslapped
  2. benchslapping
  3. benchslaps
  4. benchtop
  5. benchtops
  6. benchwarmer
  7. benchwarmers
  8. benchwork
  9. benchy
  10. bencianol
  11. Bencivenga

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