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bench⋅er

[ben-cher]
–noun
1. (in England)
a. a senior member of an Inn of Court.
b. a member of the House of Commons.
2. a person who handles an oar; rower.

Origin:
1525–35; bench + -er 1
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bench·er   (běn'chər)   
n.  
  1. One that sits on a bench.

  2. Chiefly British A member of the inner or higher bar who acts as a governor of one of the Inns of Court.

  3. One, such as a magistrate, who occupies a bench.

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