| Secondhand 1. (a.) Not original or primary; received from another. 2. (a.) Not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment. Thesaurus Entries applied, at it, at work, busy, chartered, engaged, exercised, exerted, full of business, hard at it, hard at work, hired, hireling, in harness, leased, let, mercenary, occupied, on duty, on the go, on the hop, on the job, on the jump, on the move, on the run, paid, rented, secondhand, subleased, sublet, tied up, used, working |