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flack catcher

flack catcher is the alternative form of flak catcher.

Meaning of flak catcher

Noun

flak catcher (plural flak catchers)

  1. A person whose job is to conduct public relations by shielding a more prominent person by intercepting and deflecting complaints and criticism.
    • As the mau-mauing brigade heads downtown to the welfare office, they run into the chief flak catcher.1995, William McKeen, Tom Wolfe, page 78

Forms of flack catcher

pluralflack catchers

Questions about flack catcher

What is flack catcher the alternative form of?
Flack catcher is the alternative form of flak catcher.

Words near flack catcher in the dictionary

  1. Flacianism
  2. Flacianist
  3. Flacianists
  4. Flacians
  5. flack
  6. flack catcher
  7. flack catchers
  8. flack-catcher
  9. flack-catchers
  10. flacked
  11. flacker

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