press agent

noun

: an agent employed to establish and maintain good public relations through publicity
press-agent verb
press-agentry noun

Examples of press agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Born in New Haven, Conn., in 1922, Lear fought in World War II and returned home to work as a press agent. Jamie Malanowski, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2023 After the war, Lear pursued a career as a press agent, and moved to Los Angeles to set up shop. Chris Morris, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023 The Castle is the main residential wing of the Fortune Society, a nonprofit organization that has been helping people cope with the aftermath of incarceration since its founding, by the Broadway press agent David Rothenberg, more than fifty years ago. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020 Mazar went on to feature in CBS' That's Life and received positive reviews for her roles on Entourage as Shauna, Vince Chase's press agent, and Younger as sharp sidekick Maggie to Sutton Foster's Liza. Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023 Additionally, platforms like TikTok have allowed creators to present their culture and share recipes without the lens of a press agent. Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022 Numbers tallied in 2021 were a little better, according to Jen Shugert, press agent for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens. Matt Williams, Dallas News, 19 June 2022 Pat Newcomb, Monroe's close friend and press agent, said the two had plans to go to the movies the next day. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 Sep. 2022 Shortly afterward, both his mother and his press agent, a close friend, also died. New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of press agent was in 1883

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“Press agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20agent. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

press agent

noun
: a person employed to establish and keep up good public relations by publicity
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