second person

American  

[sek-uhnd pur-suhn] / ˈsɛk ənd ˈpɜr sən /

noun

1. the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one second person singular or ones second person plural being spoken to.

2. a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.

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second person British  

noun

1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed

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Etymology

Origin of second person

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

A second person will step in if the AI and human reader disagree by more than two points on a 12-point scoring scale.

From Los Angeles Times

It speaks in the second person, telling you where you belong, whether you count, whether your life is expendable.

From Salon

“Slide to Unlock” employs second person as the protagonist sees his life flash before his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

A second person showed up and worked for part of the day before sustaining an injury and returning to the employment office to say he had gotten hurt on the job.

From Los Angeles Times

The suspect, who was released pending further inquiries, is the second person to be arrested over the blazes on Campion Road and Niddrie Marischal Crescent on 9 June.

From BBC