publicity hound

See also: publicity-hound

English

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• publicity-hound

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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.
   • 1928 August 28, Frank R. Kent, “The Great Game Of Politics”, in Baltimore Sun, page 1:

     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.

   • 1995, Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker, →ISBN, page 258:

     "He's a publicity hound," Jake said. "Gets a hard-on watching himself on TV."

   • 2001 August 20, Hannah Bloch, “The Evil That Men Do”, in Time:

     Durrani continues to receive awards and recognition overseas for her courage, although within her own country she is branded an opportunist and publicity-hound.