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second guesser

second guesser noun: a person who second-guesses.

Noun

second guesser (plural second guessers)

  1. A person who second-guesses.
    • Such a change of heart in MacPhail, or any other second guesser, is unlikely.1988 October, George Vass, “World Series: A Magnet for the Second-Guessers”, in Baseball Digest, volume 47, number 10, Lakeside Publishing Company, ISSN 0005-609X, page 21
  2. (slang, originally) A person, particularly a fan, who questions or criticizes decisions made by the players or managers, especially after the results of those actions are known.

Forms of second guesser

pluralsecond guessers
alternative formsecond-guesser

Origin of second guesser

From second + guesser. First use appears c. 1937. By a back-formation, second-guess as a verb appears a few years later in 1941. From second guess + -er.

Words formed from second guesser

Questions about second guesser

What does second guesser mean?
Second guesser means a person who second-guesses.
What part of speech is second guesser?
Second guesser is a noun.
What is the plural of second guesser?
The plural of second guesser is second guessers.

Words near second guesser in the dictionary

  1. second graders
  2. second grades
  3. Second Great Awakening
  4. second guess
  5. second guessed
  6. second guesser
  7. second guessers
  8. second guesses
  9. second guessing
  10. second half
  11. second halves

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