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
Among fighter pilots who have flown this second-rater over 300 hours you'll find they think a hellofalot of that beat-up old crate.
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
Floridans began to call the hurricane a second-rater, when from Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, came delayed reports : Most destructive hurricane in Bahamian history.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then they went and had a drink, and the old squatter said, "Now, I'll show you the difference between a champion ram and a second-rater."
From Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
