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Definition of Bench warmer
1. Noun. (sports) a substitute who seldom plays.
Definition of Bench warmer
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bench-warmer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bench Warmer
Literary usage of Bench warmer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Tammany Hall by Gustavus Myers (1917)
"In this body he was known as a " bench-warmer "— that is, a member who kept his
seat and followed the orders of his political masters without question. ..."
2. Association Educational Work for Men and Boys by George B. Hodge (1912)
"The boy without vocational guidance and proper training today is father of the
bench warmer and unemployed. "The wise selection of the business, profession, ..."
3. The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1898)
"The average bench-warmer on the Queen's Royal terrace knows, or thinks he knows,
more than the ranking committee and will get off more chuckle-headed ..."
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