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sixthman (pluralsixth men)

1. (basketball) Aplayer who is not astarter but comes off thebench much more often than otherreserves.
2. By extension, a person or group who is not part of a team, but who supports or contributes to the success of the team.
   • 1997, Clem Haskins, Marc Ryan,Clem Haskins: Breaking Barriers, page143:

     Oursixth man, the Williams Arena crowd, was into the game, all 15,491 of them.

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