English Explanatory Dictionary

seconder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
  2. The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.
  3. A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.
  4. A person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader

Word forms

seconder seconders

Etymology

From second + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).

Synonyms

second
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