bencher

UK: /ˈbɛntʃə/ US: (ben′chər)

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bench•er  (ben′chər), n. 

1. Government (in England)
   • a senior member of an Inn of Court.
   • a member of the House of Commons.
2. Sport a person who handles an oar;
   rower.

• bench + -er¹ 1525–35

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bencher / ˈbɛntʃə/ noun (often plural)

1. a member of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court, usually a judge or a King's (or Queen's) Counsel
2. See backbencher