public relations man
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- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk rɪˈleɪʃənz mæn/
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relacionista público
- After years of working in media, she decided to become a public relations man to help clients effectively convey their messages.
Examples
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I bumped into this public relations man and we got talking about me.
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And Mr. secretary, being a public relations man yourself, you understand the value of symbols.
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"How many clinics do you know have public relations men?" "My thought exactly," Marissa said.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was speculation that either the Mafia itself or a "good public relations man" had gotten to Mitchell.
Academic text (2016) -
"He's our public relations man," the receptionist explained.
Fiction book (1991) -
Fallis, a public relations man and former Liberal strategist, was unsuccessful in finding a publisher and decided, instead, to release podcasts of sections from the book.
Academic text (2013) -
Years of dealing with demented faculty and recalcitrant alumni who stapled their checkbooks shut when they saw him coming had provided him with a sheen and style worthy of the very best (or worst, depending on your point of view) slithering public relations man.
Fiction book (1993) -
The company hired a skilled public relations man to improve its image and handling of media inquiries.
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As a former journalist, he became an adept public relations man, successfully managing the organization's public image.
Synonyms
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A person who gets news and media attention for someone or something
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A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
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Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media
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A man who helps a person or company look good in the news
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A woman who works to get news about someone or their company in the media
A woman who helps a company or person manage their public image and deal with the media
A man who makes a person, company, or event known to many people
A person or group who makes something known to many people to promote it
How Senior
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'public' (the public) + 'relations' (interactions), yielding 'relations with the public' and 'man' signalling a male person in that role; together they transparently denote a person who manages publicity. This is a regular, compositional occupational phrase in English and is mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Public relations man comes from the literal idea of a person who makes good links between a company and the people. The words public and relations give the picture: a man who builds friendly 'relations' with the 'public', so the phrase means someone who manages a company's 'publicity' and image.