secondhand

See also: second-hand and second hand

English

secondhand (not comparable)

(of goods) not new; previously owned and used by another
Synonyms: used, pre-owned
(of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise
Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
- 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 60:
  However, Partridge’s information is second-hand, and requires verification.
(Of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.
exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

not new; previously owned and used by another

Arabic: مُسْتَعْمَل‎ (ar) (mustaʿmal)
Basque: bigarren eskuko (eu)
Bulgarian: вто́ра употре́ба f (vtóra upotréba, literally “second usage”), вто́ра ръка́ f (vtóra rǎká, literally “second hand”)
Catalan: segona mà
Chinese:
Mandarin: 第二手 (dì'èrshǒu), 中古 (zh) (zhōnggǔ)
Dutch: tweedehands (nl), occasion (nl) m, occasie (nl) f
Esperanto: brokanta
Finnish: käytetty (fi)
French: seconde main (fr), occasion (fr), de seconde main (fr)
Georgian: ნახმარი (naxmari)
German: gebraucht (de), Second-Hand, Secondhand-, aus zweiter Hand
Greek: μεταχειρισμένος (el) (metacheirisménos)
Hungarian: használt (hu)
Icelandic: notaður
Indonesian: bekas (id)
Italian: di seconda mano f
Japanese: 中古 (ja) (ちゅうこ, chūko), セコハン (sekohan), セカンドハンド (sekandohando)

dealing in such merchandise

indirect, passive

secondhand (not comparable)

In a used or previously-owned condition.
- 1996, Peter Golding, Black Jack McEwen: Political Gladiator, →ISBN, page 50:
  It was almost an article of faith with McEwen never to buy new if he could buy secondhand.
- 2004, Ruth Doan MacDougall, Henrietta Snow, →ISBN, page 47:
  He glanced back at the Jeep, which he'd bought secondhand a dozen years ago and now, fifteen years old, was gaining on "classic" status.
indirectly

indirectly