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spin doctor

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noun

Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.

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RELATED WORDS

publicist, mouthpiece, salesperson, troubleshooter, persuader, spinmeister

Nearby words

spin a yarn, spin angular momentum, spin bowler, spin casting, spin control, spin doctor, spin fishing, spin machine, spin off, spin one's wheels, spin out

Origin of spin doctor

First recorded in 1985–1990
Also called spinmeister.
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British Dictionary definitions for spin doctor

spin doctor

noun

informal a person who provides a favourable slant to an item of news, potentially unpopular policy, etc, esp on behalf of a political personality or party

Word Origin for spin doctor

C20: from the spin given to a ball in various sports to make it go in the desired direction
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

Idioms and Phrases with spin doctor

spin doctor

An individual charged with getting others to interpret a statement or event from a particular viewpoint, as in Charlie is the governor's spin doctor. This term, born about 1980 along with spin control, uses doctor in the colloquial sense of “one who repairs something.”

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