FIRST-HAND

Definition: FIRST-HAND

FIRST-HAND

Adjective

1. Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "FIRST-HAND" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1887. (references)

Crosswords: FIRST-HAND

Books

• My Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused (reference)

• Total Loss: A Collection of 45 First-Hand Accounts of Yacht Losses at Sea (reference)

• From Bordello to Ballot Box: A First-hand Account of Legal Prostitution and Political Corruption (reference)

• Night of the Intruders: First-Hand Accounts Chronicling the Slaughter of Homeward Bound Usaaf Mission 311 (reference)

• Balkan Reader: First-Hand Reports by Western Correspondents and Diplomats for over a Century (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"As the anti-submarine warfare carrier USS Essex (CVS-9) steamed toward a nine-day visit to Rotterdam, Holland, for the Christmas Holidays, crewmen formed the traditional Dutch equivalent of America's 'Merry Christmas' on the flight deck." "Essex, the oldest carrier still in operation, is deployed in the Eastern Atlantic as Flagship of Task Group 83.3. Through her visits to English, Dutch and German ports, 'The Fighten'est Ship in the Fleet' is giving our allies a chance to get a first-hand look at an example of America's naval strength." Photograph and caption were released by the ship's PIO under date of 29 December 1961. Destroyer in the middle background is USS Robinson (DD-562).Credit: NAVY.

U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps class learning first-hand about a gasoline motor, Arcadia, Louisiana.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

Just about everybody has had colds and coughs and infected cuts, the flu or chicken pox. Some people have had first-hand experience with infections that are even more serious�pneumonia and meningitis. (references)

Business

The Binational Group also conducts an annual "Border Walk" to gain a first-hand impression of how border crossings work. (references)

Foreign businessmen are best advised to visit the area for a first-hand appraisal of any potential agent or distributor before making any permanent arrangements. (references)

Foreign firms wishing to set up an agency contract in Saudi Arabia are encouraged to contact the offices of the Commercial Service at Riyadh, Jeddah, or Dhahran to get a first-hand appraisal. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

There is no distributor mark-up, and the U.S. firm can know first-hand the requirements of the client. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Before committing to a long-term relationship, exporters should visit C�te d'Ivoire to gain first-hand knowledge of the country. (references)

Bulgaria

First-hand observation on the streets and in the shops is essential for gauging the amount of actual economic activity in Bulgaria. (references)

Human Rights

Tunisia

Due to such restrictions, the CNLT's 1999 report on prisons remains the authoritative first-hand account of prison conditions in the country. (references)

Germany

In observing an organization, OPC officials seek to collect information, mostly from written materials and first-hand accounts, to assess whether a threat exists. (references)

Burma

There are credible first-hand reports that, during interrogations, officials place metal rods between prisoners' fingers and squeeze them in an attempt to injure the prisoners' hands, and pour hot wax on prisoners' backs. (references)

Political Economy

CHILE

Chile's livestock products law requires first-hand Chilean inspection of every U.S. establishment wishing to export to Chile. (references)

Women

Sao Tome and Principe

While the extent of the problem is unknown, domestic violence against women occurs, and medical professionals and officials reported first-hand experience in dealing with victims, including rape. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Finnish

ensi käden tiedot (first-hand knowledge). (various references)

French

ouï-dire simple (first-hand hearsay). (various references)

Greek 

από πρώτο χέρι (at first hand). (various references)

Pig Latin

irst-handfay

Russian 

непосредственный (first hand, immediate, on-the-spot, over-the-counter, proximate). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: firsthand.

-1 letter: indrafts.

-2 letters: indraft, ratfish, tarnish.

-3 letters: adrift, afrits, airths, arshin, danish, dinars, drafts, drains, drifts, faints, faiths, firths, friths, instar, nadirs, radish, ranids, sandhi, santir, shaird, shairn, shanti, sharif, shrift, strain, strand, thirds, trains, triads.

-4 letters: adits, afrit, airns, airth, airts, antis, astir, darns, darts, dashi, dinar, dints, dirts, ditas, draft, drain, drats, drift.

+1 letter: threadfins.

+2 letters: handicrafts, pathfinders.

+4 letters: draftsmanship, handicrafters.

+5 letters: draftsmanships, farsightedness, handicraftsman, handicraftsmen.

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