second gentleman

[ sek-uhnd jen-tl-muhn ]

/ ˈsɛk ənd ˈdʒɛn tl mən /

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noun, plural sec·ond gen·tle·men.

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.

Often Second Gentleman . the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.

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Also Informal, sec·ond gent

[sek-uhnd jent] /ˈsɛk ənd ˈdʒɛnt/ .

Origin of second gentleman

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby second gentleman

second estate, second fiddle, second floor, second-foot, second-generation, second gentleman, second growth, second-guess, secondhand, secondhand smoke, second home