second-rate
adjective
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like.
second-rater
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a word derived from
second-rate.
Example Sentences
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Meyerhoff, one of the Schaubühne’s finest actors, injected fresh life into his character, a popular second-rater who probably suspects that he’s a hack.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The other was 24-year-old Lou Nova of Alameda, Calif., an inexperienced second-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Pauline: "If I were a second-rater, I'd quit."
From Time Magazine Archive
Shakespeare, as everyone knows, was regarded as a second-rater during part of the 18th Century, and various imbeciles set themselves to the job of editing and improving him.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not point out that Hughie was a set-up, a second-rater.
From Winner Take All by Larry Evans
