second hand



second hand

from another person or source, not directly from personal experience or observation. I wasn't present at the meeting. I heard about it at second hand. Frank tells stories about the Gulf War, but he got them second hand. He wasn't actually in the desert with the troops.
See also: hand, second

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dmitrei-Medieval Slavic
GreerGREERScottish, English (Rare)
Guilhermegee-LYER-məPortuguese
Roxelana-History
Corbett['kɔ:bət]
Hannas-Biblical Greek