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

Trump‘s comments came after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that the president’s patience was running thin with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) for failing to move the bill. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated on Thursday conversations with Saudi Arabia would continue. — Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 24 July 2026

The Israeli American magician was winning over the crowd with an uncanny name guessing trick, which involved him correctly identifying the name of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's then-unborn daughter. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke Thursday in support of Cunningham and her opinions on the matter. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 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