Synonyms for secretary
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.
- n. 2
The head of a department of government.
Related words
- Word family
- secretarial secret secretion secretive
- Phrases
- press secretary secretary desk secretary of state
Forms
- Plural
- secretaries → secretaires, escritoires, clerks, amanuenses…
Example sentences
- clerk Ziri began threatening the bank clerk at gunpoint.
- repository An encyclopedia is a repository of knowledge and wisdom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| secretary | falling | |
| clerk | falling | |
| amanuensis | steady | |
| repository | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clerk1
- 6 letters
- writer2, scribe1
- 9 letters
- scrivener2
- 10 letters
- repository5, amanuensis, secretaire, escritoire
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (writer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- secrétaire
- Italiano
- segretario
- Español
- secretario
- Català
- secretari