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From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister. Piecewise doublet of spinmaster.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side. Full definition →
From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister. Piecewise doublet of spinmaster.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.