SECOND-STRINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does second-stringer mean? 

• SECOND-STRINGER (noun)
  The noun SECOND-STRINGER has 1 sense:

1. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

  Familiarity information: SECOND-STRINGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND-STRINGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

reserve; second-stringer; substitute

Hypernyms ("second-stringer" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second-stringer"):

bench warmer ((sports) a substitute who seldom plays)

pinch hitter ((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)

Holonyms ("second-stringer" is a member of...):

bench (the reserve players on a team)