Synonyms for functionary


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌŋk ʃəˌnɛr i

Top 10 synonyms for functionary Other synonyms for the word functionary

Définition of functionary

Origin :
  • "one who has a certain function," 1791, from or patterned on French fonctionnaire, a word of the Revolution; from Old French function (see function).
  • As in officer : noun person who has high position in
  • As in official : noun person representing organization
  • As in bureaucrat : noun government official
  • As in agent : noun person representing an organization or person in business
Example sentences :
  • He pressed the button on his desk, and, as the doorman appeared, addressed that functionary.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Justice Parsons, of Gloucester, was a functionary of this sort.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • "It is always as the good patriot says," observed the functionary.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Crawling in after the functionary, Jack handed him the letter.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • The functionary who is called Alcayde of the carcel at Havana confused the men.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Half an hour's walk brought him there, and the functionary was at home.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • Opposite to this functionary was a bench whereon the witnesses were placed.
  • Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds
  • I do not know if this be true, but of the functionary we might say as often as not, he does not think, he is thought.
  • Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet
  • It means, of course, when the functionary in question is a man who has his wits about him.
  • Extract from : « Ten Years Later » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • His own clothes were at once appropriated by that functionary, who carried them into his cabin.
  • Extract from : « Eric, or Little by Little » by Frederic W. Farrar

Antonyms for functionary

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