Meanings
nounbench-warmer (plural bench-warmers)
plural bench-warmers
- colloquialhobbiesA player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.
Translations
Finnish vilttiketjulainen
- vilttiketjulainensubstitute player
German Bankdrücker, Bankdrückerin
- Bankdrückersubstitute player
- Bankdrückerinsubstitute player
Italian scaldapanchina
- scaldapanchinasubstitute player
Spanish calientabanca, calientabanquillo
- calientabancasubstitute player
- calientabanquillosubstitute player
- calientabanquillossubstitute player
- chupabanquillosubstitute player
- chupabanquillossubstitute player
Swedish bänknötare
- bänknötaresubstitute player
Cite this entry
APA
bench-warmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench-warmer
MLA
“bench-warmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench-warmer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bench-warmer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bench-warmer.
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