second-rater
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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
When a reporter asked if he thought Jersey Joe was a second-rater that night, Louis tapped his chest with his finger and said: "I was."
From Time Magazine Archive
The British consensus is that Georgy Malenkov is an able fellow and Bulganin an amiable second-rater, but that Khrushchev is a crude, crafty and headlong ruler who must be watched and cannot be trusted.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Well, you see," he replied thoughtfully, "in my profession I always was a second-rater.
From The Mountebank by William John Locke
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