utility player

NOUN

versatile player

Synonyms

WEAK

backup bench bench jockey benchwarmer jack-of-all-trades replacement second string secondary sub substitute succedaneum

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers officially selected the contract of utility player Santiago Espinal, as expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He’s gone from being a utility player to being an everyday shortstop and back again.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

Frimpong was signed as a utility player, not a defender.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Lisa Ann Walter, “Abbott Elementary” “How is it possible that Heidi Gardner, an indispensable utility player for the past eight seasons of ‘SNL,’ has never been nominated for an Emmy?

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

“Say your first baseman gets a base hit in a tie game leading off the ninth inning,” said Perry Hill, who coached Seattle’s Dylan Moore to a Gold Glove as a utility player last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025