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seconder

seconder noun: something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.

Noun

seconder (plural seconders)

  1. (in-compounds) Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
    • I'm a post-first-weight-gain-in-ten-years, post-obsessing-about-food-every-minute-of-every-day, and life is different. It really is. I still struggle sometimes, but I can honestly say that the tapes are no longer playing. Once in a while I hear a little “commercial,” a brief ten-seconder: Are you...2003, Constance Rhodes, Life Inside the “Thin” Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter, Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press, →ISBN, page 149
  2. The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.
    • He's been the seconder on many motions, but I don't think he's ever made a motion himself.
  3. (scouting) A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.
    Synonyms:
    second
  4. A person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader

seconder meaning in Tamil

seconder in Tamil

வழி மொழிபவர், வழிமொழிபவர்

Synonyms of seconder

Forms of seconder

pluralseconders

Origin of seconder

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

Questions about seconder

What does seconder mean?
Seconder means something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
What is seconder in Tamil?
Seconder in Tamil is வழி மொழிபவர், வழிமொழிபவர். See Seconder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seconder?
Seconder is a noun.
What is the plural of seconder?
The plural of seconder is seconders.

Words near seconder in the dictionary

  1. secondborns
  2. seconde
  3. seconded
  4. secondee
  5. secondees
  6. seconder
  7. seconders
  8. secondes
  9. secondhand
  10. secondhand bookshop
  11. secondhand bookshops

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Adapted from Wiktionary: seconder (page history and authors); seconder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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