Etymology

publicist

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Today it means: A person whose job is to publicize information or events; a publicity agent; a public relations agent or worker. Full definition →

French publiciste
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  1. French · borrowed frompubliciste
  2. English todaypublicist

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

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