# number two

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Feces; the act of defecation.
2. A first mate.
3. A primary assistant; vice-leader.
4. The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery.
5. A backup player, especially a goalkeeper.
6. A right back.
7. A somewhat small town, between a number one and a number three, where the success of a theatrical performance is unlikely to be very great.
8. A pencil with hardness level 2.
9. mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations)
10. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see number, two.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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