Secondhand

['sekənd'hænd] or ['sɛkəndhænd]

Definition

(adj.) previously used or owned by another; 'bought a secondhand (or used) car' .

(adj.) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; 'a secondhand report'; 'a secondhand account of a memory of something once read'; 'most of our knowledge is secondhand' .

(adv.) by indirect means; 'I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand'; 'he prefers to buy secondhand'.

Edited by Lelia--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Not original or primary; received from another.

(a.) Not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment.

Typist: Lottie