functionary

[ fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ ˈfʌŋk ʃəˌnɛr i /

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noun, plural func·tion·ar·ies.

a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.

Origin of functionary

1785–95; function + -ary, modeled on French fonctionnaire

Words nearby functionary

functional residual capacity, functional sentence perspective, functional shift, functional splint, functional water, functionary, function creep, functioning, function key, function shift, function space

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Example sentences from the Web for functionary

A smile and a coin were forthwith presented to the functionary.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI.|Various
It is in perfect keeping with the generally received estimate of the character of that functionary.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844|Various
Such being this functionary's opinion, he tried every means to substantiate it.
Monsieur Lecoq, v.1|Emile Gaboriau
Tibble had to go to this functionary at any rate, to obtain an order for payment for the corslets he had brought home.
The Armourer's Prentices|Charlotte M. Yonge

Church,” said he when that functionary arrived, “will you tell—my wife I want to see her?
The Man Who Lost Himself|H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for functionary

functionary

/ (ˈfʌŋkʃənərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a person acting in an official capacity, as for a government; an official

adjective

a less common word for functional, official

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单词	functionary
释义	functionary [ fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee ] / ˈfʌŋk ʃəˌnɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR functionary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural func·tion·ar·ies. a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries. Origin of functionary 1785–95; function + -ary, modeled on French fonctionnaire Words nearby functionary functional residual capacity, functional sentence perspective, functional shift, functional splint, functional water, functionary, function creep, functioning, function key, function shift, function space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for functionary A smile and a coin were forthwith presented to the functionary. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI.\|Various It is in perfect keeping with the generally received estimate of the character of that functionary. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844\|Various Such being this functionary's opinion, he tried every means to substantiate it. Monsieur Lecoq, v.1\|Emile Gaboriau Tibble had to go to this functionary at any rate, to obtain an order for payment for the corslets he had brought home. The Armourer's Prentices\|Charlotte M. Yonge Church,” said he when that functionary arrived, “will you tell—my wife I want to see her? The Man Who Lost Himself\|H. De Vere Stacpoole British Dictionary definitions for functionary functionary / (ˈfʌŋkʃənərɪ) / noun plural -aries a person acting in an official capacity, as for a government; an official adjective a less common word for functional, official Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to functionary official, deputy, executive, manager, agent, director, chief, civil servant, representative, leader, administrator, minister, bureaucrat, commissioner, officer, secretary, politician, public servant, assistant, worker
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functionary

noun, plural func·tion·ar·ies.

Origin of functionary

Words nearby functionary

Example sentences from the Web for functionary

British Dictionary definitions for functionary

noun plural -aries

adjective

Words related to functionary