third string

adj, noun — 4 senses

third string

adjalso spelled third-string

1

Idiomatic Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.

third string

noun

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.

Synonyms: junior varsity
Derived terms: third-stringer

third-string

adj

1

belonging to the third string of a team; one who plays behind the first and second strings.

The young college quarterback was on the third-string, and played only during blowouts.

2

a substitute or replacement.

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