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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second-stringer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-stringer
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup.

Etymology

From second string + -er.

Inflected Forms

second-stringers (plural) second stringer (alternative)

Synonyms

substitute reserve

Questions

What does second-stringer mean?
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.
Where does second-stringer come from?
From second string + -er.

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