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
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
Even the champ, who is honest clear through, admitted that his foe�old Jersey Joe Walcott�was a second-rater.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not point out that Hughie was a set-up, a second-rater.
From Winner Take All by Evans, Larry
