second gentleman
Americannoun
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Often Second Gentleman the husband of the U.S. vice president, or the husband of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor.
America's first Second Gentleman.
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Often Second Gentleman the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.
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Etymology
Origin of second gentleman
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Doug Emhoff, the nation’s second gentleman, turned on the goofy charm.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
He left his law firm that year to focus full-time on his role as "second gentleman", a position that has pulled him out of relative obscurity.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024
What do you want to make sure you do, as second gentleman?
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2024
Emhoff has focused on both issues in his role as the husband of the first female vice president, for which he is known as the second gentleman of the United States.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
He had been called in that very evening to prescribe for some access of illness in old Madame Kint; he was the second gentleman present in the salle-à-manger when I entered.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
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