1.
substitute player; reserve player; benchwarmer
A player who is on the team roster but not in the starting lineup, waiting on the bench to replace a starting player if needed. Used across various sports.
控え選手として待機する。
To stand by as a substitute player.
怪我をした選手に代わって控え選手が出場した。
A substitute player entered the game in place of the injured player.
長い間控え選手だったが、今シーズンからレギュラーになった。
I was a bench player for a long time, but I became a starter this season.
Common in sports coverage. The word 控え comes from 控える (to wait, to hold back), reflecting the idea of waiting in reserve.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 控え選手に回る: to be moved to the bench
- 控え選手として登録する: to be registered as a reserve
- 控え選手が出場する: a substitute enters the game
SIMILAR WORDS:
- レギュラー: regular, starter — a player in the starting lineup
- ベンチ入り: making the bench — being named to the game-day roster
- 補欠: substitute, alternate — broader term not limited to sports
- 交代選手: replacement player — emphasizes the act of switching in