| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase second string
1. : being a substitute as distinguished from a regular (as on a football team)
went so far as to have his second-string catcher … play second base in the eighth inning — Roscoe McGowen
short road tours with second-string casts — Current Biography
— compare first-string
2. : being of the second or an inferior order of quality or importance
reporters and second-string strategists — R.H.Rovere