| 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. |
| second string n. The group of players that substitute for the starting players or from which substitute players are drawn on a sports team. sec'ond-string' (sěk'ənd-strĭng') adj., sec'ond-string'er (-strĭng'ər) n. |