Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bench-warmer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: bench-warmer
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Colloquial

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

bench-warmers (plural)

Phrases

warm the bench

Frequently Paired Words

warm the bench

Questions

What does bench-warmer mean?: A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.

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