"second-stringer" meaning in All languages combined

See second-stringer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: second-stringers [plural], second stringer [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English second string English -er English second-stringer From second string + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|second string|-er|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English second string English -er English second-stringer From second string + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} second-stringer (plural second-stringers)
  1. A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.
    Sense id: en-second-stringer-en-noun-hBak3DW2 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of People: 50 50
  2. A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup.
    Sense id: en-second-stringer-en-noun-vU7JUPZy Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

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        "4": "-er",
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish second string\nEnglish -er\nEnglish second-stringer\nFrom second string + -er.",
      "name": "ety"
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish second string\nEnglish -er\nEnglish second-stringer\nFrom second string + -er.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "second-stringers",
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        "A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a \"first-string\" player is unavailable."
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        "A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup."
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    "English multiword terms",
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    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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        "A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a \"first-string\" player is unavailable."
      ],
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        [
          "second string",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup."
      ],
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    }
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}

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