publicity hound
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪsɪti haʊnd/
- Offensive
:
trepa mediático
- She may have been afraid that her colleagues would view her as a publicity hound.
Examples
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He's a real publicity hound.
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They see him as a publicity hound.
Fiction book (1994) -
I think she's just a publicity hound.
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I think something like this would have that effect; even the most shameless publicity hounds in the Senate have other places they want to be.
Blog text (13) -
He was a bit of a publicity hound, wasn't he?
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And the last thing we need is for him to be associated with two-bit frauds and publicity hounds like you and your friends.
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He was a publicity hound who went after high-profile
Blog text (34) -
We're not talking about some publicity hound here who crawls into the cage and begs for this kind of thing.
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She says the Ozarks flu must be caused by a virus, and that we are incompetent publicity hounds.
Fiction book (2001) -
The actor is known as a publicity hound for his constant social media posts about his personal life.
Synonyms
2
9.9
A person who wants people to notice them too much
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9.1
A person who tries hard to get attention from the media in an obvious way to become more famous
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9.9
A person who tries too hard to get attention from many people
A person who uses flashy tricks to get public attention for a show or product
A person who tries to get noticed by being with famous people or doing things to get attention
Antonyms
How Attention-Seeking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'publicity' (making something known) with 'hound' (to pursue/pester), so its meaning — a person who persistently pursues publicity — is directly inferable from the constituents. The agentive use of animal/hunter metaphors to indicate a persistent pursuer is a common compositional pattern and should be accessible to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Publicity hound comes from the picture of a dog that chases things: hound is a dog that chases and publicity means public 'attention', so picture a dog always chasing cameras and reporters, and that's why it means 'someone who tries hard to get attention'.