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

The administration is currently in the process of hiring a new press secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt. — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Trump is in the market for a White House press secretary after the departure of Karoline Leavitt. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Bartiromo's exit comes amid the White House's search for a new press secretary, leading to speculation that may be her next role. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Social media lit up with speculation that Bartiromo might be in line to become White House press secretary, though no reporting has backed up that theory. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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