press agent
noun
: an agent employed to establish and maintain good public relations through publicity
press-agent
verb
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Lee died Monday of natural causes in her New York apartment, friend and colleague Joshua Ellis, a former Broadway press agent turned minister, announced.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
Her death was announced by her friend and colleague Rev. Joshua Ellis, a former Broadway press agent who is now an Interspiritual minister.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Filmmakers need to be strategists, marketers, press agents, and dealmakers.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Is the campaign being masterminded by a press agent, or was that person laid off?
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
Her death was announced by her friend and colleague Rev. Joshua Ellis, a former Broadway press agent who is now an Interspiritual minister.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Filmmakers need to be strategists, marketers, press agents, and dealmakers.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Is the campaign being masterminded by a press agent, or was that person laid off?
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for press agent
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“Press agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20agent. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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