"second-hander" meaning in All languages combined

See second-hander on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: second-handers [plural]
Etymology: From second-hand + -er, coined by Ayn Rand. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|second-hand|er}} second-hand + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} second-hander (plural second-handers)
  1. (derogatory) A person who is primarily concerned with being esteemed and valued by others, at the expense of forming his/her own independent worldview. A person who derives their decisions from the worldview of others; with the sole metric of merit based off of how others will receive and accept their decision not based on merit or truth but on popular perception. Wikipedia link: Ayn Rand Tags: derogatory

Inflected forms

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