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
The Gifford Lectures have never been given by a second-rater, and most of the great religious writing of the last half century has been done for them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says Pauline: "If I were a second-rater, I'd quit."
From Time Magazine Archive
You know how I’ve looked for the man who could do what none of the others have done yet, even though he is only a second-rater.
From Once to Every Man by Fischer, Anton Otto
