press secretary

noun

: a person officially in charge of press relations for a usually prominent public figure

Examples of press secretary in a Sentence

the White House press secretary

Recent Examples on the Web

In a statement to The Courier Journal, Greenberg's press secretary Matt Mudd said the administration has been consistent in its enforcement. —Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025

That’s no accident, said Liz Huston, assistant press secretary at the White House. —Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025

Still, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Tuesday that the White House will investigate whether the malfunctions happened on purpose. —Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the report via social media on Tuesday afternoon, noting its publication date before the incident. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for press secretary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary

Kids Definition

press secretary

noun

: a person in charge of relations with the press for a public figure