secretary: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of secretary
noun
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
Example: I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.
- capitalized, often
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.
Example: Ban Ki-Moon was a secretary general of the United Nations.
- US
A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
Listed forms: secretaries, secretarie.
Source: Wiktionary — secretary.
verb
- transitive
To serve as a secretary of.
Listed forms: secretaries, secretarying, secretaried, secretarie.
Source: Wiktionary — secretary.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for secretary.
noun
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
- secretarial assistant
noun
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
noun
a desk used for writing
- writing table
- escritoire
- secretaire
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is secretary in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of secretary
S(1) + E(1) + C(3) + R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of secretary
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from secretary
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