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second-rater

second-rater noun: a person or thing that is second-rate.

Noun

second-rater (plural second-raters)

  1. (colloquial) A person or thing that is second-rate.
    • All of them are second-raters with delusions of grandeur.

Forms of second-rater

pluralsecond-raters

Origin of second-rater

From second-rate + -er.

Questions about second-rater

What does second-rater mean?
Second-rater means a person or thing that is second-rate.
What part of speech is second-rater?
Second-rater is a noun.
What is the plural of second-rater?
The plural of second-rater is second-raters.

Words near second-rater in the dictionary

  1. second-person singular
  2. second-person singulars
  3. second-preimage attack
  4. second-preimage attacks
  5. second-rate
  6. second-rater
  7. second-raters
  8. second-rates
  9. second-round effect
  10. second-round effects
  11. second-sighted

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