secondhand

  • (r) by indirect means
    • I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand
    • he prefers to buy secondhand
  • (s) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
    • a secondhand report
    • a secondhand account of a memory of something once read
    • most of our knowledge is secondhand
  • (s) previously used or owned by another
    • bought a secondhand (or used) car
    used,

Synonyms

used

Words of close approximity

secondhand car