secretary
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
Noun 4 meanings
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
“I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.”
The head of a department of government.
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
“Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.”
A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
Verb 1 meaning
To serve as a secretary of.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin secrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin secrētus (“private, secret”), past participle of secernere (“to separate, set apart”), from se- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”).
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SECRETARY at a glance
SECRETARY has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + C 3 + R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,167 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with secretary
All rhymes- MILITARY13
- NECESSARY14
- PRIMARY14
- LIBRARY12
- MARY9
- ANNIVERSARY17
- SECONDARY15
- CONTEMPORARY21
- TEMPORARY16
- ORDINARY12
- SCARY10
- SUMMARY14
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