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publicity hound

publicity hound noun: a person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.

Noun

publicity hound (plural publicity hounds)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.
    • 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.1928 August 28, Frank R. Kent, “The Great Game Of Politics”, in Baltimore Sun, page 1
    • "He's a publicity hound," Jake said. "Gets a hard-on watching himself on TV."1995, Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker, →ISBN, page 258

Forms of publicity hound

pluralpublicity hounds
alternative formpublicity-hound

Questions about publicity hound

What does publicity hound mean?
Publicity hound means a person who constantly seeks public attention, especially through coverage in the broadcast media or news media.
What part of speech is publicity hound?
Publicity hound is a noun.
What is the plural of publicity hound?
The plural of publicity hound is publicity hounds.

Words near publicity hound in the dictionary

  1. publicism
  2. publicist
  3. publicists
  4. publicities
  5. publicity
  6. publicity hound
  7. publicity hounds
  8. publicity stunt
  9. publicity stunts
  10. publicity-hound
  11. publicity-hounds

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