"second-stringer" meaning in All languages combined

See second-stringer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: second-stringers [plural]
Etymology: From second string + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|second string|er}} 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. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-second-stringer-en-noun-hBak3DW2 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-second-stringer-en-noun-vU7JUPZy Disambiguation of People: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: second stringer

Inflected forms

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    "Pages with entries",
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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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