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

There’s a sense that Trump is not necessarily always—but is often, especially depending on the day’s news— watching the briefing and watching his press secretary perform. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Other Trump advisers were reportedly blindsided by the ban, which wasn’t announced by the White House press secretary, as was the case with Acosta in 2018, in no small part because there currently isn’t one. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Additionally, Richard Kind as the mayor’s put-upon press secretary also generates laughs. — Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Then deputy press secretary Gordon Johndroe stepped onto the bus. — Sonya Ross For The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, AJC.com, 11 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