bench-warmer
11bench-warmer — noun (colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the matches, and is most often a substitute …
12Bench warmer — sport: reserve in a team who does not get many games …
13bench warmer — Australian Slang sport: reserve in a team who does not get many games …
14bench warmer — n. athletic team player that consistently does not or is not allowed to participate in athletic events …
15bench warmer — A person who is not among the top performers (baseball) …
16bench — to cause to withdraw from active participation He is relegated to the substitutes bench while others continue to play: ... if I say you re benched, you re benched. (Deighton, 1982 a commander grounding a flier) A bench warmer is a… …
17warmer — See: BENCH WARMER …
18warmer — See: BENCH WARMER …
19warmer — See: bench warmer …
20warm the bench — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act as a substitute on an athletic team. * /Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year./ [bench warmer] {n.}, {informal} A substitute player. * /Last… …