عَلَى أَنَّهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانُوا فِيمَا وَصَفْنَا دُونَهُمْ فَإِنَّ اسْمَ السَّتْرِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَتَعَاطِي الْعِلْمِ يَشْمَلُهُمْ كَعَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ وَلَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ وَأَضْرَابِهِمْ مِنْ حُمَّالِ الْآثَارِ وَنُقَّالِ الْأَخْبَارِ
Translation: Though below the first rank in the stated respect, they are still characterized by good standing, truthfulness, and engagement in learning—such as ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib, Yazīd b. Abī Ziyād, Layth b. Abī Sulaym, and comparable transmitters.
Al-Nawawī glosses satr (with fatḥa) as a verbal noun, and accounts for the kasra reading as well. It describes a publicly respectable standing rather than exceptional precision. A narrator may be truthful yet less accurate than another. The names illustrate differing ranks; they do not justify issuing a blanket ruling on every report of each transmitter.