functionary
NounUS[fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee]/ˈfʌŋkʃəˌnɛri/4 syllables
Synonyms:
official
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)functionaries
- a worker who holds or is invested with an officeSynonyms: officialType of skilled worker, trained workerKinds officeholder, hearing examiner, judge, prosecutor, diplomat, comptroller general, postmaster general, appointee, town clerk, bureaucrat +38 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Func′tion·a·ry noun; pl. Functionaries (#).
Origin: Cf. F. fonctionnaire.
One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54