Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for second class

second class

1

noun

  1. the class of travel accommodations, as on a train, that are less costly and luxurious than first class but are more costly and luxurious than third class. Compare cabin class.
  2. (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of newspapers and periodicals not sealed against postal inspection.
  3. the second of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.


second-class

2

[ sek-uhnd-klas, -klahs ]

adjective

  1. of a secondary class or quality.
  2. second-rate; inferior.

adverb

  1. by second-class mail or passenger accommodations:

    to travel second-class.

second class

noun

  1. the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the first


adjective

  1. of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc
  2. shoddy or inferior
  3. of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc, lower in quality and price than first class
    1. (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
    2. (in the US and Canada) of or relating to mail that consists mainly of newspapers, etc
  4. See second
    education See second 1

adverb

  1. by second-class mail, transport, etc

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of second class1

First recorded in 1830–40

Origin of second class2

First recorded in 1830–40

Discover More

Example Sentences

Women are still treated like second-class citizens in many ways.

Unless they do,” she says, “victims of violence by NFL players will continue to be treated as second-class citizens.

Still, this is what trans people live with: being treated as second-class citizens, even by others in the “LGBT community.”

They do it because they want women to be submissive, second-class citizen.

The train was still moving, and a cold wind rushed into the open second-class compartment.

She had paid second-class fare, and was shown a small dark berth not far from the first cabin places.

As you said, I am only picking up a living here, and even the passage by your own second-class steamship line is expensive.

One door each side on the port and starboard sides aft into the forward second-class entrance.

I want to photograph you with the third-class passengers, then the second-class, and have you shown playing games on deck.

This band was only to receive a second-class medal, for one cannot give first-class medals to everybody, can one?

Advertisement

Word of the Day

petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement