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SECOND-RATER (second-rater)
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Irregular inflected form: second-rater
Dictionary entry overview: What does second-rater mean?
• SECOND-RATER (noun)
The noun SECOND-RATER has 1 sense:
1. a person of second-rate ability or value
Familiarity information: SECOND-RATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person of second-rate ability or value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
mediocrity; second-rater
Context example:
shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him
Hypernyms ("second-rater" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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