publicist
pronunciation
How to pronounce publicist in British English:
UK [ˈpʌblɪsɪst]
How to pronounce publicist in American English:
US [ˈpʌblɪsɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who publicizes
Word Origin
- publicist (n.)
- 1792, "person learned in public law or the law of nations," from public (adj.) + -ist. Also from 1795 in English as "writer on current topics," from French publiciste; in either case a hybrid. Then crept in the "loose" usage. Anybody who wrote or spoke about public affairs came to be dubbed a publicist. It was only a question of time when the dam would give way and the word flow in all directions and be made to cover every kind of talent, or lack of it. ["The Nation," Nov. 22, 1917] Meaning "press agent" is from 1925 (publicity agent attested by 1900); publicitor also was tried in this sense.
Example
- 1. " In 2011 , I got a publicist , cary baker .
- 2. You would say that , you 're a publicist .
- 3. Mr. zaremba , a manhattan real-estate developer , makes 70 % more than his wife , a publicist .
- 4. They put me in touch with his publicist .
- 5. Publicist kristen foster confirmed that the singer had died , but the cause and the location of her death were unclear .