second-stringer
second-stringer · second-stringers
запаси, резерв, запас
запас, запасы, резерв
Bedenken, Reserve, Reservieren
A person who plays second stringA person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup.
Origin
From second string + -er.From second string + -er.
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Forms
plural: second-stringersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced:substitutereserve