secondhandadjective, adverb [ not gradable ]
also second-hand us/ˈsek·əndˈhænd/secondhand adjective, adverb [ not gradable ] (OWNED BEFORE)
owned or used in the past by someone else:
a secondhand car
I bought it second-hand at that bookstore on Elm Street.
secondhand adjective, adverb [ not gradable ] (LEARNED INDIRECTLY)
learned or heard about from someone else rather than directly from the person involved:
She said she had heard second-hand reports of officers sleeping on the job.