second person
Americannoun
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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.
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a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.
noun
Etymology
Origin of second person
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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Police said an off-duty law enforcement officer and a second person fired back at the gunman, potentially preventing more violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The suspect was accompanied by a second person, who appeared to be taking photos and videos with a mobile phone but who fled when police arrived.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Given you have such a small tax refund, it does not seem worth it to spend hundreds of dollars every year; if you hire a second person, it will effectively wipe out your tax refund.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
Chief technical officer Nick Chester, technical director of Renault F1 from 2013-20 and subsequently the title-winning Mercedes Formula E team, was the second person to sign after Lowdon.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
“You’re the second person to say something like that to me,” he said.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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