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second-in-command

second-in-command noun: somebody ranking next below a commander.

Noun

second-in-command (plural seconds-in-command)

  1. Somebody ranking next below a commander.
  2. Someone ranking next below the person in charge.
    • Allan was first William Buddicom's and then Trevithick's second-in-command, at Edge Hill and at Crewe successively, for the period of 13½ years from February, 1840, to September, 1853, when he left Crewe to become Superintendent of the Scottish Central Railway.1951 June, Dr. W. H. Chaloner, “Alexander Allan's Own Claim”, in Railway Magazine, page 416
    Synonyms:
    number two

Synonyms of second-in-command

Forms of second-in-command

pluralseconds-in-command

Questions about second-in-command

What does second-in-command mean?
Second-in-command means somebody ranking next below a commander.
What part of speech is second-in-command?
Second-in-command is a noun.
What is the plural of second-in-command?
The plural of second-in-command is seconds-in-command.

Words near second-in-command in the dictionary

  1. second-hander
  2. second-handers
  3. second-harmonic generation
  4. second-harmonic generations
  5. second-impact syndrome
  6. second-in-command
  7. second-language acquisition
  8. second-last
  9. second-level domain
  10. second-level domains
  11. second-line

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