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benchman

American

[bench-muhn] / ˈbɛntʃ mən /

noun

plural

benchmen

a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench.

The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.

Etymology

Origin of benchman

First recorded in 1900–05; bench + -man

Example Sentences

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Andre Iguodala had a big night for the Nuggets with 20 points and seven assists, while benchman Andre Miller contributed 18 points.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2012

Ron Bonham, Coach Jucker has the best benchman in the business�a cool-headed righthander whose delicate push shot barely ruffles the basket's netting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Strobik was a benchman of Henry A. Mollenhauer, the hardest and coldest of all three of the political leaders.

From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore

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