seconder

English

noun
Definitions
  • (in combination) Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
  • The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.
  • (scouting) A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.

Etymology

Suffix from English second (2nd).

Origin

English

second

Gloss

2nd

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