sourcerer
sourcerer noun: a source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda.
Noun
sourcerer (plural sourcerers)
- A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda
- He has an opposite belief when it comes to "sourcerers," a category in which he puts the Kissingers, the Haigs, and the Weinbergers -- people whose goal, as Mr. Smyser sees it, is to use the press, and ultimately the public, as a means to an end.1983, Abraham Henry Raskin, Who Said That?
- Media whistleblowers cannot be summarily characterized either as "sources" or "sourcerers".1992, Hastings communications and entertainment law journal, page 396
- A procurement officer, a buyer, someone who sources goods.
- Our chief "Sourcerers" are Big Jim Cameron, former News Director, WCOZ, and John McGhon, former Program Director, WDVE.1979, Broadcasting, page 16
- The Iatest from the surimi sourcerers. Quality FRESH TUNA!1989, Seafood Leader, page 30
- A programmer, a coder, someone who works with source code.
- (see title)2013 October 2, Dan Gillmor, “In praise of Richard Stallman, GNU's open sourcerer”, in The Guardian
Examples of sourcerer in a sentence
- Neither the government litigators nor the evil sourcerers could count on prevailing on any particular set of facts.1997, Louis S. Freeman, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-offs, Joint Ventures and Other Strategic Alliances...
- All effective sourcerers are part news detective.2003, Sharyl Attkisson, Don Rodney Vaughan, Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News, →ISBN, page 100:
Forms of sourcerer
| plural | sourcerers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sourceror |
Origin of sourcerer
From source and sorcerer.
Questions about sourcerer
- What does sourcerer mean?
- Sourcerer means a source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda.
- How do you use sourcerer in a sentence?
- Neither the government litigators nor the evil sourcerers could count on prevailing on any particular set of facts.
- What part of speech is sourcerer?
- Sourcerer is a noun.
- What is the plural of sourcerer?
- The plural of sourcerer is sourcerers.
Words near sourcerer in the dictionary
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