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Definition of third-string adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

third-string

adjective
 
/ˌθɜːd ˈstrɪŋ/
 
/ˌθɜːrd ˈstrɪŋ/
[only before noun] (North American English)
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  1. (usually of a player on a sports team) only used very occasionally when somebody/something else is not available
    • a third-string quarterback
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