publicist
[puhb-luh-sist]
- 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
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Contemporary Examples
But instead of just quietly releasing a statement through a publicist, she broadcasted her anger far and wide.
And with that, a publicist swoops in and announces that our time is up.
Earlier this year, his publicist dismissed one of the stories as “discredited.”
[The publicist] said that the shoot really gave [Madonna] confidence.
I sent his publicist a galley of the book after it was finished.
Historical Examples
This may be said to be the view of the publicist or legalist.
The DeafHarry Best
German lawyer and publicist, councillor at the Court of Justice at Berlin in 1843.
Memoirs of the Duchesse De DinoDuchesse De Dino
This is by the famous traveler and publicist, George Forster.
Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere GalleryGeorge Henry Danton
Beccaria was an Italian publicist (1738-94) who worked for the reform of the penal law.
La Lgende des SiclesVictor Hugo
The food question is a concern of the physician as well as of the publicist.
publicist
- 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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Word Origin and History for publicist
n.
1792, "person learned in public law or the law of nations," from public (adj.) + -ist. Also from 1795 in English as "writer on current topics," from French publiciste; in either case a hybrid.
Then crept in the "loose" usage. Anybody who wrote or spoke about public affairs came to be dubbed a publicist. It was only a question of time when the dam would give way and the word flow in all directions and be made to cover every kind of talent, or lack of it. ["The Nation," Nov. 22, 1917]
Meaning "press agent" is from 1925 (publicity agent attested by 1900); publicitor also was tried in this sense.
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