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
Shakespeare, as everyone knows, was regarded as a second-rater during part of the 18th Century, and various imbeciles set themselves to the job of editing and improving him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
But still, you have not the reputation of Bauquel, second-rater that he is.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William
