spin doctor

NOUN

someone who gives favorable press

Synonyms

STRONGEST

publicist

WEAK

PR expert brainwasher marketing expert mouthpiece persuader public relations expert salesperson spinmeister troubleshooter

Example Sentences

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The veteran Labour spin doctor was the party's head of press between 1998 and 2005 before working for Lord Blunkett and Sir Tony Blair.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The former Labour spin doctor has been a high profile figure in British politics for decades.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

As Lucy, she is refreshingly droll, hitting the film’s comedic beats with a softer touch that lends itself to her character’s tendency to play the spin doctor.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

Described as “part Svengali, part spin doctor, part strategist” by the London Standard in 2006, Hilton was a senior adviser and close confidant of Cameron, who served as Britain’s prime minister from 2010 to 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

You fairly make my head spin, doctor, digging up of old-time memories.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend