Second hand

noun

/ˌsɛkənd ˈhænd/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounAn intermediate person or means; intermediary.

2.adjective(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

3.adjective(of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.

4.adjectiveIndirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.

5.adjective(of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.

"exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues"

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