| Substitute |
| Sports sub |
| Second-stringer |
| Sub in the dugout |
| Substitute player |
| Rarely used backup |
| Third-string player |
| Rarely used substitute |
| Seldom-used substitute |
| Substitute at the stadium |
| Athlete who "rides the pine |
| Second- or third-string player |
| One seldom part of the game plan |