Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publicity hound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic-i-ty hound
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.

Example Sentences

"The truth about Pastor Straton is that he is perhaps the country's most persistent publicity hound. He has an insatiable appetite for newspaper notice."
""He's a publicity hound," Jake said. "Gets a hard-on watching himself on TV.""
"Durrani continues to receive awards and recognition overseas for her courage, although within her own country she is branded an opportunist and publicity-hound."

Inflected Forms

publicity hounds (plural) publicity-hound (alternative)

Questions

What does publicity hound mean?: A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.

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