small-timers
Bush league operators
Small-timers are people who operate on a minor scale, lacking significant influence, success, or ambition.
The term is mildly dismissive, contrasting these individuals with major players in any field: The conference attracted industry giants, not small-timers.
A small-timer might run a modest operation or simply lack the drive for bigger things.
Unimportant, unknown persons
- also-ransDefeated contestants collectively
- minor leaguersProfessional players below majors
- second-stringersReserve team members
- wannabesAspirants lacking credentials
amateurs · underachievers · lightweights · has-beens · never-weres
Low-level offenders
- hustlersThose who deceive for profit
- griftersPetty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- pickpocketsThose who steal belongings
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
Sellers in your area
- bit playersMinor performers in productions
- street vendorsOutdoor merchants on sidewalks
nobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
- also-ransDefeated contestants collectively
- minor leaguersProfessional players below majors
- second-stringersReserve team members
wannabes · amateurs · underachievers · lightweights · has-beens · never-weres
petty criminals
Low-level offenders
- hustlersThose who deceive for profit
- griftersPetty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- pickpocketsThose who steal belongings
local vendors
Sellers in your area
- bit playersMinor performers in productions
- street vendorsOutdoor merchants on sidewalks
small-timersbig shots
Influential, powerful people
big-timers · heavyweights · power brokers · titans · moguls
small-timersVIPs
Notable people, abbreviated
elites · A-listers · luminaries · bigwigs · somebodies
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