Amateur
Amateur adjective - Being such only for recreation.
Second-rate and amateur are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second-rate" instead the word "Amateur" as a noun or an adjective.
Second-rate
Second-rate adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Amateur and second-rate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amateur" instead the phrase "Second-rate" as a noun or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Older Than Radio: "Penny Dreadful" novels were cheap serials written in the 19th Century by amateur authors on second-rate paper, intended for children and the working class, who couldn't afford the more expensive books by more popular authors.
Source: Sleeper Hit
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