spinmeister
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spinmeister
First recorded in 1985–90; spin ( def. ) (in the sense “to influence in a certain direction”) + German Meister “master”
Example Sentences
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Indeed, depending on the yardstick and the spinmeister, the power brokers could still act quicker than they did in 2012 to replace the B.C.S.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021
White House press secretary Sean Spicer got lampooned on the sketch show on Saturday, with actress Melissa McCarthy cameo-ing as a manic, gum-chomping spinmeister who abuses the press corps.
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2017
“It makes him look strong, cool, tough and unyielding,” says Sergei Markov, a longtime Kremlin spinmeister who heads the Political Science Department at Moscow’s Plekhanov University.
From Time • Jun. 11, 2013
It was a particularly good night for The Thick of It, with Peter Capaldi bagging best actor for his portrayal of demented spinmeister Malcolm Tucker.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2012
A White House spinmeister would have been proud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2010
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