Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who influences the public in their opinions.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

opinion +‎ maker

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word opinionmaker.

Examples

  • Have a major personality, opinionmaker, or blogger recommend you in some form.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » How to Get a Book Deal While Avoiding the Slush Pile 2010

  • With steely views about the treatment of woman and a gift for expressing them on the printed page, Ms. French transformed herself from an academic who quietly bristled at the expectations of married women in the post-World War II era to a leading, if controversial, opinionmaker on gender issues who decried the patriarchal society she saw around her.

    Marilyn French, Writer and Feminist Activist, Dies at 79 « Gender Across Borders 2009

  • With steely views about the treatment of woman and a gift for expressing them on the printed page, Ms. French transformed herself from an academic who quietly bristled at the expectations of married women in the post-World War II era to a leading, if controversial, opinionmaker on gender issues who decried the patriarchal society she saw around her.

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • With steely views about the treatment of woman and a gift for expressing them on the printed page, Ms. French transformed herself from an academic who quietly bristled at the expectations of married women in the post-World War II era to a leading, if controversial, opinionmaker on gender issues who decried the patriarchal society she saw around her.

    Marilyn French Dead at 79 2009

  • Then send a copy to each press reporter and opinionmaker and to the DNC and RNC.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: August 18, 2006 2006

  • Then send a copy to each press reporter and opinionmaker and to the DNC and RNC.

    Think Progress » Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT): 2006

  • That is not the point, as an opinionmaker, your job is to not only shape opinions but also to an extent be shaped by opinions.

    Don't trust the Indian Media! 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.