second rater

/ˈsɛkənd ˌreɪtər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that is not of the highest quality or importance; someone or something considered mediocre or inferior.
    • The critic dismissed the novel as the work of a second-rater.
    • He was tired of being treated like a second-rater at the company.
    • In the world of classical music, she refused to be seen as a second-rater.
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