Second string

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.

2.adjectiveNot as good; of a lower quality or condition.

"I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden."

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