second-rater
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
It might be a long time before the fans saw another Louis; meanwhile, it looked as though it would take more than a second-rater to beat the champion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even the champ, who is honest clear through, admitted that his foe�old Jersey Joe Walcott�was a second-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henceforth, at least for a while, "a Calder horse" will no longer serve as racing shorthand for a second-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their salaries run from £800 to £1,200 a year; and you can get either a first-class man, whose health prevents him from remaining in England, or a good second-rater for that sum.
From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell
