second-rater
- 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
"A first-rate second-rater," Chamberlain found him, "who some day may be a big man."
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Pauline: "If I were a second-rater, I'd quit."
From Time Magazine Archive
With a few words, a knowing nod and a confidential elbow-push in the stomach, he convinced many a jittery second-rater that he was really a wildcat.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not point out that Hughie was a set-up, a second-rater.
From Winner Take All by Evans, Larry
