second gentleman

American  

[sek-uhnd jen-tl-muhn] / ˈsɛk ənd ˈdʒɛn tl mən /

Informal, second gent

noun

PLURAL

second gentlemen

1. Often Second Gentleman the husband of the U.S. vice president, or the husband of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor.

   America's first Second Gentleman.

2. Often Second Gentleman the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.

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Etymology

Origin of second gentleman

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff during a tour of the Denver Mint, one of the two locations that manufactures coins for the new American Women Quarters Program, which includes the Maya Angelou quarter dollar coin, in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,

From Reuters

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff left Sunday for Japan, leading a U.S. delegation to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

From Washington Times

It will kick off a “Week of Action” on Saturday to promote the campaign, dispatching second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Topeka, Kansas, to visit a back-to-school vaccine clinic.

From Washington Times

The bipartisan bill has attracted more headlines recently because it came up first on the Senate’s legislative calendar, the official said, noting that in August, Harris, first lady Jill Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and other officials will fan out across the country to promote the second part of the plan.

From Washington Post

In use since Jan. 20, this acronym stands for “Second Gentleman of the United States,” and is in fairly constant use these days in White House press advisories.

From Washington Times