publicist

Borrowed from French publiciste, equivalent to public +‎ -ist.

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publicist (plural publicists)

1. A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.
   • 2014 June 27, Holly Yan, “Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby Womack dies”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday, Womack’s publicist said. He was 70.

2. A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics.
3. (now rare and archaic) A scholar, of public or international law.

• publisher

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “publicist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Borrowed from French publiciste.

publicist m (plural publiciști)

1. publicist

From either French publiciste or German Publizist, from Latin pūblicum, from pūblicus. Attested since 1824.

publicist c

1. publicist (journalist)

• tidningsman

• publicistisk

• publicera
• publik
• publikation

• publicist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• publicist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• publicist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)