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

Miller also faced accusations from former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham that Miller had abused her during their relationship. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The minister is responsible for approving or denying export permits for cetaceans, according to Ira Khedkar, Thompson’s press secretary, in an email to the Tribune on Wednesday. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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

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