SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

Synonyms:

secretarial assistant; secretary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("secretarial assistant" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretarial assistant"):

executive secretary (a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities)

receptionist (a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors)

social secretary (a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments)

amanuensis; shorthand typist; stenographer (someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation))