Definition of "secondhand" in English

adjective

1. (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

2. (of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.

3. (figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.

4. (of cigarette or cigar smoke) Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.

   • exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues

noun

1. Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively.

adverb

1. In a used or previously-owned condition.

2. Indirectly.