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Webster 1913 Edition


First-hand

First′-handˊ

,
Adj.
Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent; – of information;
as, a
firsthand
report;
firsthand
information;
firsthand
knowledge
.

Syn. – direct, original.
One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension of him is
first-hand
and direct; and that is the sphere of our own mind.
J. Martineau.

Definition 2024


first-hand

first-hand

See also: firsthand and first hand

English

Adjective

first-hand (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of firsthand