English Dictionary

second-stringer

名詞

A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.

日本語の意味

控え選手（メインの選手が出場できない場合に出場する予備の選手） / サブの選手、補欠としての選手

Although he was only a second-stringer, he practiced harder than anyone and seized his chance when the starter was injured.

彼は控え選手にすぎなかったが、誰よりも熱心に練習し、先発選手がけがをしたときにチャンスをつかんだ。

意味（1）

A person who plays second string. A person who is kept on a sports team as a backup in case a "first-string" player is unavailable.

意味（2）

A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup.

second-stringers （ plural ）