Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who publicizes, especially a press or publicity agent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A writer on the law of nature or the laws of nations; one who is versed in public or international law; one who treats of the rights and mutual obligations of nations.
- n. One who is versed in or who writes upon the current political topics of the time.
Wiktionary
- n. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker
- n. A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who publicizes
Etymologies
- From French publiciste. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Your publicist is there to advise you on strategic planning, image, and groom you for interviews with the media.”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Theresa Meyers, Blue Moon Communications
“Personally, I think her publicist is the person spreading these rumors.”
“For some reason (the economy?) this year, my publicist is not only responding to my various e-mails, but she's also out hunting up work for me.”
“Penguin publicist articulates the reasons why have a prepublication presence is so important.”
Why a *pre-publication* web presence is important « The Book Publicity Blog
“When I ask for review copies that means I do have some interest in the project that publicist is being paid to publicize.”
Why haven’t I received my review copies yet? « The Book Publicity Blog
“Then, you may try to find a bargain publicist, and herein lies the crux of my comment.”
Why authors shouldn’t contact journalists directly « The Book Publicity Blog
“A marketer or publicist is not going to to be as powerful without the artists own input.”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Audience Development: Critical to Every Writer’s Future
“Make sure that your publicist is experienced, that he or she has at least three years experience at a big house handling top authors.”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » What you should look for when hiring an outside publicist
“I think my publicist is getting a nice surprise soon ….”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Personal Feeds the Professional
“Your publicist is doing everything she can to get media coverage, but your hometown magazine has scheduled its book reviews months ago.”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » When you should hire an outside publicist
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