third-rate
adjective
of the third rate, quality, or class.
third-rater
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a word derived from
third-rate.
Example Sentences
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The man who leveled this blast was no third-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his first professional fight, Louis knocked out a third-rater named Jack Kracken in the first round.
From Time Magazine Archive
After all, Fritzie figured, he had only been knocked out twice in his life, once by one Milt Aron, another time, with considerable insistence, by a third-rater named Laddie Tonelli.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few weeks ago, in Baltimore, gentle Giant Simon had been licked by a third-rater named Jim Thompson.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Look at F. E. Robinson ... and he's only a third-rater!"
From Changing Winds A Novel by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)
