secretarial assistant vs secretary

secretarial assistant and secretary both are nouns.

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

As nouns, secretarial assistant and secretary are synonyms defined as:

secretarial assistant and secretary: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

secretarial assistant (noun)	secretary (noun)
an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization	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