Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that sits on a bench.
- n. Chiefly British A member of the inner or higher bar who acts as a governor of one of the Inns of Court.
- n. One, such as a magistrate, who occupies a bench.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In England, one of the senior members of an inn of court, who have the government of the society. Benchers have been readers, and, being admitted to plead within the bar, are called
inner barristers . - n. One who occupies an official bench; a judge; sometimes, specifically, a municipal or local magistrate; an alderman or justice.
- n. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete, law One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
- n. UK, obsolete An alderman of a corporation.
- n. obsolete A member of a court or council.
- n. obsolete One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
- n. engraving An alderman of a corporation.
- n. obsolete A member of a court or council.
- n. obsolete One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Etymologies
- bench + -er. (Wiktionary)
Examples
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“On the whole, though, your back bencher is a pretty likeable fellow-and the fact that he can stay likeable is a credit to him.”
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“As I wrote at the time, shortly before Time magazine named you 1995 Man of the Year, you were no longer just a bomb-throwing back bencher but a visionary who comes up with 10 new ideas every day, even if one critic -- actually, it was me -- said nine of them are goofy and one is brilliant.”
“Senate as a Republican and she 'can't do much harm as a junior back bencher'!”
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“Senate as a Republican and she 'can't do much harm as a junior back bencher,'said Raggio.”
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“A few days later, Grayson, a Democratic back-bencher from Florida, said the Republicans 'health care plan was to have sick patients "die quickly.”
“The admin. left it to a back-bencher like Grayson to call the liars out in public!!??”
“I hope his ambitions won't preclude a further memoir of the adventures of a Westminster back-bencher.”
“It's tome for Obama to lead and not be a back bencher.”
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