press agent

American  

Or pressagent

noun

1. a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.

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press agent British  

noun

1.  PA.  a person employed to obtain favourable publicity, such as notices in newspapers, for an organization, actor, etc

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Etymology

Origin of press agent

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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press agent

Obsessed with mending his relationship with his daughters, Clooney's character drags his manager, played by Adam Sandler, and press agent, played by Laura Dern, on a trip to Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

In another routine, titled “Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue,” Newhart imagined a phone conversation between Lincoln and his press agent just before the president delivered his famous speech at Gettysburg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

By that time, she was in a relationship with press agent Patrick Curtis, who became her husband and business partner.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

Welch was a divorced mother when she met ex-actor turned press agent, Patrick Curtis.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

The more complaisant ones published the stories which the "press agent" of the association furnished on the "outrages."

From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards

Related Words

• publicist