English Dictionary

sixth man

名詞

(basketball) A player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often than other reserves.

日本語の意味

スターティングメンバーには含まれないが、他の控え選手よりも頻繁に試合に出場するバスケットボールチームの重要な役割を持つ選手

Although he wasn't a starter, the sixth man sparked the comeback with three consecutive three-pointers.

先発ではなかったが、チームのシックスマンが連続して3本のスリーポイントを決めて逆転劇を呼び起こした。

意味（1）

(basketball) A player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often than other reserves.

意味（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.

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

sixth men （ plural ）