assistant vs secretary

secretary vs assistant

assistant and secretary both are nouns.

assistant is an adjective but secretary is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No
secretary	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, secretary is a hyponym of assistant; that is, secretary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assistant:

assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
secretary: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

Other hyponyms of assistant include coadjutor, accomplice, confederate, aide, auxiliary, attendant, attender, tender, bat boy, dental assistant, deputy, lieutenant, actor's assistant, dresser, event planner, facilitator, flower girl, girl Friday, enforcer, hatchet man, cat's-paw, instrument, pawn, birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitrice, underboss, fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model, model, poser, paraprofessional, powder monkey, prompter, theater prompter, chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand man, secretarial assistant, sidesman, foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, water boy, waterer, whipper-in, boy Friday.

assistant (noun)	secretary (noun)
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	a desk used for writing
	an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
	a person who is head of an administrative department of government
	a person to whom a secret is entrusted

assistant (adjective)	secretary (adjective)
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

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