second guesser

== English == === Alternative forms === second-guesser === 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. === Etymology === From second guess +‎ -er. === Noun === second guesser (plural second guessers) A person who second-guesses. 1988 October, George Vass, “World Series: A Magnet for the Second-Guessers”, in Baseball Digest, volume 47, number 10, Lakeside Publishing Company, ISSN 0005-609X, page 21: Such a change of heart in MacPhail, or any other second guesser, is unlikely. (baseball, slang, originally) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== second-guess