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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A few weeks ago, in Baltimore, gentle Giant Simon had been licked by a third-rater named Jim Thompson.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man who leveled this blast was no third-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quipped Henry Fountain Ashurst: "I am confronted with such a situation that I must vote . . . for a third-termer rather than a third-rater."
From Time Magazine Archive
And many, like ourselves, forego numerous pictures worth seeing rather than endure a "wake" over a second or third-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is common to see the boss's nephew or his son get a good spot in the office and then rise like a rocket, even though he is a third-rater.
From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense
