second
adjective
next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
seconder
-
a word derived from
second.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Each candidate needed the support of at least 10 MPs to get on to the ballot, including a proposer and seconder.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
But after flying back from a Caribbean holiday, he dramatically announced he would not be standing, even though he had 102 backers, including a proposer and a seconder.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
The era of American domination is over, declared Ian Poulter this week, and he found a seconder for that motion in Nick Faldo, the last Englishman to win an Open.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010
Reason: "The country's best economic and spiritual welfare," Alfred Jacques, Duluth Democrat, a seconder of Woodrow Wilson's nomination in 1912.
From Time Magazine Archive
My mother pictured a daughter as a counterinsurgent: a fellow lover of lapdogs, a seconder of proposals to attend the Ice Capades.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
