seconder
Plural: seconders
Noun
- One who supports a motion or proposal in a meeting.
- someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
- Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
- The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.
- A Cub Scout serving as a second-in-command to a sixer.
- A person who seconds; a person who climbs after the leader
Examples
- He's been the seconder on many motions, but I don't think he's ever made a motion himself.
- The seconder loudly affirmed the challenge, hoping to overturn the high-scoring word.
Origin / Etymology
From second + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
seconder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordseconder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
seconder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
seconder: valid Words With Friends Word