ˌsecond-ˈhand BrE AmE , sec‧ond‧hand /ˌsekəndˈhænd◂/ adjective
1 . second-hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you:
second-hand clothes
a second-hand car
secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second-hand things)
2 . second-hand information or knowledge is told to you by someone who is not the person who originally said it – used to show disapproval OPP first-hand
second-hand reports/accounts
second-hand accounts of mass killings