Crossword clues for second-string
second-string
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
a. 1 belonging to the second string of a team 2 substitute or replacement 3 second most important
WordNet
adj. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team [syn: substitute(a)]
Usage examples of "second-string".
He was a rookie, driving a second-string team for a powerful Alaskan kennel.
Our team was far behind-we had been substituting second-string players for first-string players so often and so randomly that I could no longer recognize half of our own batters-and I had lost track of my place in the batting order.
Suddenly there were people all around her, assistants, trainers, verrul grooms, second-string bench-warmers, gofers, and hangers-on.
The record had forced Tibbets to keep January on one of the four second-string teams, but with the fuss they were making over the gimmick January had figured that would be far enough down the ladder to keep him out of things.
Tyler was an Annapolis graduate who'd made second-string All-American at offensive tackle before entering the submarine service.