Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publicist

/pˈʌblɪsɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: pub-li-cist
IPA: /pˈʌblɪsɪst/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.

noun

A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics.

noun

A scholar, of public or international law.

Archaic

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

publicists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

publisher

Synonyms

publicizer publiciser

Questions

How do you pronounce publicist?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈʌblɪsɪst/.
What does publicist mean?: A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker.
Where does publicist come from?: Borrowed from French publiciste, equivalent to public + -ist.

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