second-rater

1. 1.

   a person of second-rate ability or value

   “a team of aging second-raters”

   “shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him”

   Synonymsmediocrity

   Broaderperson

Questions about second-rater

What does second-rater mean?

second-rater means "a person of second-rate ability or value".

How many syllables are in second-rater?

second-rater has 4 syllables: se-con-d-ra-ter. The stress falls on "con".

What is another word for second-rater?

Close synonyms include mediocrity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.