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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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lesser lights

There are persuasive arguments for rewarding winners in sport financially, thereby allowing the more talented to take correspondingly more from their sport than those of lesser lights.

Lesser lights means what?

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can we say lesser luminaries? I should read more papers.
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11 : a conspicuous or dominant person in a particular country, place, or field of endeavor : LUMINARY<one of the leading lights of the French court -- R.A.Hall b. 1911> <the leading and lesser light
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In this example, a "lesser light" is a person who consistently doesn't rank among the highest in his/her sport. Here's another example:
In the absence of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Ernie Els, the game's lesser lights have a chance to make an impact this week at the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
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