second-rater

noun

A person or thing that is second-rate.

“All of them are second-raters with delusions of grandeur.”

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Meanings

nounsecond-rater (plural second-raters)

plural second-raters

  1. colloquialA person or thing that is second-rate.

    All of them are second-raters with delusions of grandeur.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person of second-rate ability or value

Similar
mediocrity
Broader
actordoerworker
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mediocrity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From second-rate + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

second-rater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-rater

MLA

“second-rater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-rater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second-rater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-rater.

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