[onlybeforenoun] (especially AmE) (usually of a player in a sports team) only used occasionally where sb/sth else is not available:
a second-string quarterback
second string noun:
Wilson was a second string for New Zealand in last week's match.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, second-string is tagged as adjective.
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