"third-stringer" meaning in English

See third-stringer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: third-stringers [plural]
Etymology: third string + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|third string|-er}} third string + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} third-stringer (plural third-stringers)
  1. One who is a third string. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-third-stringer-en-noun-5H24rdEB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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