seconder

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seconder

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From second + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).

noun seconders

in compounds Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds. I'm a post-first-weight-gain-in-ten-years, post-obsessing-about-food-every-minute-of-every-day, and life is different. It really is. I still struggle sometimes, but I can honestly say that the tapes are no longer playing. Once in a while I hear a little “commercial,” a brief ten-seconder: Are you su
The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure. He's been the seconder on many motions, but I don't think he's ever made a motion himself.
A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.
Similar: second
A person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader

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@misc{seconder_2026,
  title = {seconder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seconder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}