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press agent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Advertising & marketing
ˈpress ˌagent noun [countable]  BBMsomeone whose job is to supply photographs or information about a particular actor, musician etc to newspapers, radio, or television 〔为演员、音乐家等作宣传的〕宣传员,公关人员
Examples from the Corpus
press agentThis guy must have had a press agent.The difference between a bandit and a patriot is a good press agent.Because officials are so anxious to get good press, there is often tremendous pressure on the government press agent.She preferred eating there, and she was reading the latest stack of clippings her press agent had sent her.They tried it on a male movie star in Hollywood and he told his right salary and his press agent quit him.The press agent succeeded by having Rockefeller give money to charity.
From Longman Business Dictionarypress agentˈpress ˌagent MARKETINGJOBa person whose job is to supply information about a well-known person or an important company to the newspapers, TV etcRockefeller hired a press agent to improve his image. agent
ˈpress ˌagent nounChineseSyllable
is or supply Corpus Business to job whose someone information photographs


press agent
ˈpress ˌagent noun [countable]
someone whose job is to supply photographs or information about a particular actor, musician etc to newspapers, radio, or television


press agentBrE /ˈpres eɪdʒənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpres eɪdʒənt/ 🔊 (also NAmE, informal flack) nouna person whose job is to supply information and advertising material about a particular actor, musician, theatre, etc. to newspapers, radio or television (剧团等雇用的)广告宣传人员