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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(derogatory, chiefly Objectivism) A person who is primarily concerned with being esteemed and valued by others, at the expense of forming his/her own independent worldview; a person who derives their decisions from the worldview of others, with the sole metric of merit based on how others will receive and accept their decision not based on merit or truth but on popular perception..
Use second-hander when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Second-hander means (derogatory, chiefly Objectivism) A person who is primarily concerned with being esteemed and valued by others, at the expense of forming his/her own independent worldview; a person who derives their decisions from the worldview of others, with the sole metric of merit based on how others will receive and accept their decision not based on merit or truth but on popular perception..
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