a poor man's

a poor man's somebody/something

someone or something that is similar to a well-known person or thing but is not as good He was only ever a mediocre singer - they used to call him 'the poor man's Frank Sinatra'. 'So what did you think of the film?' 'It was just a poor man's 'Pulp Fiction'.'

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BahargÜL	-	Turkmen
Polya	-	Bulgarian
IzidÓRa	-	Hungarian (Rare)
Swapan	-	Bengali
'Aamir	-	Arabic
Peadar	PAD-ar	Irish, Scottish