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second-handers

second-handers is the plural of second-hander.

Meaning of second-hander

Noun

second-hander (plural second-handers)

  1. (derogatory, chiefly Objectivism) A person who is primarily concerned with being esteemed and valued by others, at the expense of forming his/her own independent worldview; a person who derives their decisions from the worldview of others, with the sole metric of merit based on how others will receive and accept their decision not based on merit or truth but on popular perception.

Questions about second-handers

What is second-handers the plural of?
Second-handers is the plural of second-hander.

Words near second-handers in the dictionary

  1. second-hand vape
  2. second-handed
  3. second-handedly
  4. second-handedness
  5. second-hander
  6. second-handers
  7. second-harmonic generation
  8. second-harmonic generations
  9. second-impact syndrome
  10. second-in-command
  11. second-language acquisition

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