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Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: substitute, reserve
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Broader terms: athlete, jock
Narrower terms: bench warmer, pinch hitter
History
From second string + -er.
