third-rater

third-rater
noun see third-rate

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • third-rater — third rat·er …   English syllables

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  • third-rate — [thd̂′rāt′] adj. 1. third in quality or other rating; third class 2. inferior; very poor third rater n …   English World dictionary

  • third-rate — third rater, n. /therrd rayt /, adj. 1. of the third rate, quality, or class. 2. distinctly inferior: a third rate performance. [1640 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • third-rate — adjective Date: 1814 of third quality or value; specifically worse than second rate • third rater noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • third-rate — adjective of inferior or very poor quality. Derivatives third rater noun …   English new terms dictionary

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