publicist

[ puhb-luh-sist ]

/ ˈpʌb lə sɪst /

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noun

a person who publicizes, especially a press agent or public-relations consultant.

an expert in current public or political affairs.

an expert in public or international law.

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Origin of publicist

From German, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at public, -ist

Words nearby publicist

public housing, public interest, public-interest group, public-interest law, public international law, publicist, publicity, publicize, public law, Public Lending Right, public-liability insurance

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How to use publicist in a sentence

Many of us are more famous than mainstream stars, even though we lack social media managers and publicists.
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Prosecutors called that claim “erroneous,” arguing in the filing that the team and its lawyers had shared information with third parties, including an outside publicist and the commissioner’s office of Major League Baseball.
Federal prosecutors say Angels are defying subpoena in Tyler Skaggs case|Gus Garcia-Roberts|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
The couple hung on for a few more months, but by January, their publicists confirmed the breakup.
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Kudos to all the activists, artists, publicists and executives who took a stand to make this so.
Many in Hollywood are cheering a hiatus for the Golden Globes. Those who count the dollars are less sure.|Steven Zeitchik|May 13, 2021|Washington Post

View the complete list of Oscars nominationsZhao, who via her publicist declined to comment, will be at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
China’s Oscars boycott mixes politics with push to curb Hollywood dominance|Lyric Li, Steven Zeitchik|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
But instead of just quietly releasing a statement through a publicist, she broadcasted her anger far and wide.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And with that, a publicist swoops in and announces that our time is up.
Christoph Waltz on Bond, Burton, and Channeling His Inner Darkness|Marlow Stern|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, his publicist dismissed one of the stories as “discredited.”
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[The publicist] said that the shoot really gave [Madonna] confidence.
London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I sent his publicist a galley of the book after it was finished.
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That is the essential error of the specialist philosopher, the specialist teacher, the specialist publicist.
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Jacob Vennedey, a publicist and Radical famous in his day, writing from Frankfort, did his utmost to fan the flame of revolution.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
German lawyer and publicist, councillor at the Court of Justice at Berlin in 1843.
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But nowadays there is probably no publicist who maintains that a State is in any case legally bound not to refuse ratification.
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This opinion is certainly not correct, and I do not know of any publicist who would or could approve of it.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for publicist

publicist

/ (ˈpʌblɪsɪst) /

noun

a person who publicizes something, esp a press or publicity agent

a journalist

rare a person learned in public or international law

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