Synonyms for publicist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puhb-luh-sist
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌb lə sɪst


Définition of publicist

Origin :
  • 1792, "person learned in public law or the law of nations," from public (adj.) + -ist. Also from 1795 in English as "writer on current topics," from French publiciste; in either case a hybrid.
  • Then crept in the "loose" usage. Anybody who wrote or spoke about public affairs came to be dubbed a publicist. It was only a question of time when the dam would give way and the word flow in all directions and be made to cover every kind of talent, or lack of it. ["The Nation," Nov. 22, 1917]
  • Meaning "press agent" is from 1925 (publicity agent attested by 1900); publicitor also was tried in this sense.
  • noun publicity agent
Example sentences :
  • This may be said to be the view of the publicist or legalist.
  • Extract from : « The Deaf » by Harry Best
  • German lawyer and publicist, councillor at the Court of Justice at Berlin in 1843.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino » by Duchesse De Dino
  • This is by the famous traveler and publicist, George Forster.
  • Extract from : « Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery » by George Henry Danton
  • Beccaria was an Italian publicist (1738-94) who worked for the reform of the penal law.
  • Extract from : « La Lgende des Sicles » by Victor Hugo
  • The food question is a concern of the physician as well as of the publicist.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science » by Various
  • They commentated M. Colnet, the old bookseller and publicist of the Quay Malaquais.
  • Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo
  • I am here as a publicist; not as a writer of memoirs: so, on this head, I do not now propose to dilate or bear witness.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • The Herr Director is a publicist himself, and has edited one of the best known German newspapers.
  • Extract from : « Introducing the American Spirit » by Edward A. Steiner
  • No statesman or publicist of standing in any of the Allied countries can dare question the principles.
  • Extract from : « The Political Future of India » by Lajpat Rai
  • This note contained a restatement of the "Calvo doctrine," which takes its name from a celebrated Argentine publicist.
  • Extract from : « The United States and Latin America » by John Holladay Latan

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