benchman

noun

bench·​man

ˈbench-mən

plural benchmen

: one that works at a bench: such as

a

: a repairer of shoes

b

: one that cleans, fits, assembles, tests, or repairs component parts of a product

c

: a bakery worker who prepares dough for baking by kneading, shaping, weighing, and placing in pans

d

: a chemist who performs laboratory tests during the processing of sugar

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