second-rater

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second-rater

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From second-rate + -er.

noun second-raters

colloquial A person or thing that is second-rate. All of them are second-raters with delusions of grandeur.

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@misc{second_rater_2026,
  title = {second-rater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/second-rater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}