functionary meaning

UK US /ˈfʌŋkʃənɛri/ 4 syllables

functionary (noun): a worker who holds or is invested with an office.

Definition of functionary

  1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

    Synonyms: official

    Type of: skilled worker

    Kinds: apparatchik, appointee, bailiff, beadle, bureaucrat, caretaker, censor, census taker, church officer, city father, civil servant, commissar

    Related forms: function

How to pronounce functionary

functionary is pronounced /ˈfʌŋkʃənɛri/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with FU · words ending in RY · 11-letter words

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