second-string player

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• second string — Ⅰ. second string ► NOUN ▪ an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails. Ⅱ. ► second string a reserve team or player. Main Entry: ↑string …   English terms dictionary

• second-string — adjective being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team a second string pitcher • Similar to: ↑secondary * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase second string …   Useful english dictionary

• second string —    A reference to a football or other team player who is a substitute rather than a regular first team player.    The term derives from archery, and the reserve bow string carried by an archer. ‘Second string’ occurs as a vocative in North Dallas …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• second-string — /ˈsɛkənd strɪŋ/ (say sekuhnd string) adjective used as a reserve or alternative resort, not of the first quality: *The laid back Imran simply described him as somebody who might do a job for you as a second string overseas player . –west… …  

• second string — Synonyms and related words: agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, back seat, backup, cast, change, changeling, common, company, comparison, complement, copy, counterfeit, crew, demeaning, deputy, disadvantaged, double, dummy, eight, eleven,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• second string — adj. being a substitute or replacement for a regular player (as on a team in sport games); available as a second choice …   English contemporary dictionary

• second string players — n. players or team who are a substitute or replacement for a regular starting player during a game but who do not play at the beginning of a game …   English contemporary dictionary

• string — stringless, adj. stringlike, adj. /string/, n., v., strung; strung or (Rare) stringed; stringing. n. 1. a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 2. something resembling a cord or thread. 3. Physics. a mathematical entity… …   Universalium

• string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as… …  

• second-stringer — noun a) A 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. b) A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but is possible as a backup …   Wiktionary

• Twelve-string guitar — This article is about guitars with six courses. For guitars with more than six separate strings, see extended range classical guitar or ten string guitar. The twelve string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with twelve strings, which… …   Wikipedia