third-stringer

noun

One who is a third string.

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Meanings

nounthird-stringer (plural third-stringers)

plural third-stringers

  1. One who is a third string.

Origin

From third string + -er.

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APA

third-stringer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-stringer

MLA

“third-stringer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-stringer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third-stringer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-stringer.

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