Speakur

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second-rater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-rater
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that is second-rate.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

From second-rate + -er.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

second-raters (plural)

Synonyms

mediocrity

Questions

What does second-rater mean?
A person or thing that is second-rate.
Where does second-rater come from?
From second-rate + -er.

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