секрета́рь — meaning in English
sekretar
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English meaning
- receptionist noun A person whose job is to greet visitors and answer calls at an office, hotel, or similar business.
- scribe noun A person employed to write or copy documents by hand, especially historically.
- secretary noun A person who handles correspondence, records, and administrative tasks for a person or organisation.
Senses
секрета́рь is used for these senses in English:
- receptionist An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
- scribe (archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
- secretary A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
- secretary (often, capitalized) The head of a department of government.
- secretary (US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.
- secretary A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
scribe — full definition
- noun A person employed to write or copy documents by hand, especially historically.
- noun A journalist or professional writer.
- verb To write, mark, or engrave something.
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