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publicist

publicist

69 5.0
A person who gets news and media attention for someone or something
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌblɪsɪst/
translation icon : publicista
  • After the scandal, the publicist worked hard to improve the actor's image.
  • publicists write
  • manager and publicist
  • noted publicists

And then my publicist sent me a whole stack of This Is Us DVDs.

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Examples

Synonyms

press agent
vspublicist
6 3.7

A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person

is the general role focused on generating publicity rather than managing relations
2 3.6

Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media

is narrower focused on producing publicity rather than long term image care
PR man
vspublicist
1 4.4

A man who helps a person or company look good in the news

focuses on creating publicity rather than managing broad relations and image
public relations man
vspublicist
1 3.2

A person who manages how people see a company and talks to the press

centers on generating publicity specifically not full public relations strategy
publicity woman
vspublicist
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A woman who works to get news about someone or their company in the media

is the neutral role of generating publicity regardless of gender
propagator
vspublicist
1 7.3

A person who spreads news or ideas to other people

is a professional job to create publicity for clients rather than general spreading
publicizer
vspublicist
6.3

A person or group who makes something known to many people to promote it

focuses specifically on creating publicity for people organizations or events
publicity man
vspublicist
  • Archaic
4.4

A man who makes a person, company, or event known to many people

is the gender neutral job of generating publicity for similar clients
PR woman
vspublicist
4.6

A woman who helps a company or person manage their public image and deal with the media

focuses on creating publicity rather than managing broader public relations

How Effective

media guru
1 5.6
press agent
6 3.7
publicist
69 5.0
PR man
1 4.4

Surface Forms

publicist singular
publicists plural

Morphology

publicist = public (semi-transparent) = public + ist

Formally 'public' + '-ist' indicates a practitioner, but the occupational meaning 'person who generates publicity/handles PR' is a specific professional sense not fully inferable from 'public' alone.

Etymology

Publicist starts with public, which means 'for the people', and ends with -ist, meaning 'a person'. So a publicist is someone who makes news or information 'public', much like publish ('to make known'), and works to get a person or event seen and noticed.