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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(sports, colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute..
Use bench-warmer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bench-warmer means (sports, colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use bench-warmer where its definition matches the intended context.
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