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 is currently without a White House press secretary, and the rapper’s name has been floated to fill the role. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

Keenan was a speechwriter for former President Barack Obama and Earnest was one of his press secretaries. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Kalshi last week added ex-Obama deputy White House press secretary Eric Schultz as an advisor. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Also making a brief appearance was Veronika Slowikowska as Katie Zacharia, whose recent tenure as press secretary lasted less than a week. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 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