seconder

1 of 2

noun (1)

sec·​ond·​er

ˈsekəndə(r)

plural -s

: one who seconds what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes

a most efficient seconder of the department when the House and Administration were harmonious

—Allan Nevins

seconder

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or secondar

"

plural -s

: a university student formerly second in social rank to a son of a nobleman compare ternar

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

second entry 5 + -er

Noun (2)

seconder modification (influenced by second entry 1 and -er) of Latin secundarius, adjective, secondary; secondar modification (influenced by second entry 1) of Latin secundarius, adjective

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