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second guesser

noun

Etymology

From second + guesser. First use appears c. 1937. By a back-formation, second-guess as a verb appears a few years later in 1941. From second guess + -er.

  1. inherited from gessere
  2. compounded as second guesser — “second + guesser”

Definitions

  1. A person who second-guesses.

    • Such a change of heart in MacPhail, or any other second guesser, is unlikely.

  2. A person, particularly a fan, who questions or criticizes decisions made by the players…

    A person, particularly a fan, who questions or criticizes decisions made by the players or managers, especially after the results of those actions are known.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA