Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun second-rater
1 sense of second-rater
Sense 1
second-rater, mediocrity -- (a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him")
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")