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bench⋅warm⋅er

[bench-wawr-mer]
–noun Sports.
a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.
Also, bench warmer, bench-warmer.


Origin:
1890–95; bench + warmer
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bench·warm·er   (běnch'wôr'mər)   
n.   Sports
A substitute player.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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