second stringer
second string
noun
1.
Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
2.
a secondary position, status, or group, as in a level of corporate management.
Origin:
1635–45 in sense “backup, resort,” alluding to a second bowstring; 1860–65, applied to racehorses; 1950–55, to sports teams
1635–45 in sense “backup, resort,” alluding to a second bowstring; 1860–65, applied to racehorses; 1950–55, to sports teams
Related forms
sec·ond-string, adjective
sec·ond-string·er, noun
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| second string | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (Brit) an alternative course of action, etc, intended to come into use should the first fail (esp in the phrase a second string to one's bow) |
| 2. | a substitute or reserve player or team |
| —adj | |
| 3. | sport |
| a. being a substitute player | |
| b. being the second-ranked player of a team in an individual sport | |
| 4. | second-rate or inferior |
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