bench ‧ warm ‧ er /ˈbentʃˌwɔːmə $ ˌwɔːrmər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
a player in a sports team who does not play in many matches, but is usually a ↑ substitute
bench ‧ warm ‧ er /ˈbentʃˌwɔːmə $ ˌwɔːrmər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
a player in a sports team who does not play in many matches, but is usually a ↑ substitute
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012