press agent

A person employed to arrange advertising and publicity, as for a performer or business.

press agentry n.

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press agent

(Journalism & Publishing) a person employed to obtain favourable publicity, such as notices in newspapers, for an organization, actor, etc. Abbreviation: PA

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press′ a′gent

a person employed to promote an individual or organization by obtaining favorable publicity.

press′-a`gent•ry, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

press agent - someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

PR man, public relations man, publicity man

publiciser, publicist, publicizer - someone who publicizes

Translations

addetto stampaagente pubblicitario

press agent

n → press agent m/f

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Well, it was this way: directly I made my hit my press agent, a real bright man named Sherriff, got busy, of course.

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An habiliment of the stage designed to reinforce the general acclamation of the press agent with a particular publicity.

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I've degenerated; I've come down in the world; I earn three pounds a week as press agent to a linendraper, and every day I thank God that I'm not in the little red brick house in Kensington."

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He was president of the press agents' union ATPAM for 25 years and worked with producers including Alexander H.

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