redress vs second-stringer

redress

noun
  • One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser. 

  • A setting right, as of injury, oppression, or wrong, such as the redress of grievances; hence, indemnification; relief; remedy; reparation. 

  • The act of redressing; a making right; amendment; correction; reformation. 

  • The redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set. 

verb
  • To set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from. 

  • To put in order again; to set right; to revise. 

  • To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set. 

  • To dress again. 

  • To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon. 

second-stringer

noun
  • A person who is not good enough to be considered proficient but may be useful as a backup. 

  • 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. 

How often have the words redress and second-stringer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )