press agentryn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛs ˌeɪdʒ(ə)ntri/, U.S.

/ˈprɛs ˌeɪdʒ(ə)ntri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press agent n., -ry suffix.

Etymology: < press agent n. + -ry suffix. Compare earlier press-agenting n., press-agent v. and later agentry n.

The practice, activity, or institution of being a press agent.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > business of advertising > [noun] > activities of press agents

press agentry1907

1907 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 9 Mar. 6/2 He came with an army of 3,000 zealous invaders..preceded by a blare of trumpets and press agentry that has not been equaled in the history of religious movements.

1913 Writer's Mag. Nov. 172/1 There is no ‘side line’ open to the young writer better than press agentry.

1948 Archit. Rev. 104 89 The same press-agentry that ballooned the popularity of other stars in the field of jazz.

1993 D. Lamb Sense of Place 164 I hadn't lived in Los Angeles long at that point, but I was wise enough to be suspicious of gimmicks that smack of press agentry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press agentry
释义	press agentryn. Brit. /ˈprɛs ˌeɪdʒ(ə)ntri/, U.S. /ˈprɛs ˌeɪdʒ(ə)ntri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press agent n., -ry suffix. Etymology: < press agent n. + -ry suffix. Compare earlier press-agenting n., press-agent v. and later agentry n. The practice, activity, or institution of being a press agent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > business of advertising > [noun] > activities of press agents press agentry1907 1907 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 9 Mar. 6/2 He came with an army of 3,000 zealous invaders..preceded by a blare of trumpets and press agentry that has not been equaled in the history of religious movements. 1913 Writer's Mag. Nov. 172/1 There is no ‘side line’ open to the young writer better than press agentry. 1948 Archit. Rev. 104 89 The same press-agentry that ballooned the popularity of other stars in the field of jazz. 1993 D. Lamb Sense of Place 164 I hadn't lived in Los Angeles long at that point, but I was wise enough to be suspicious of gimmicks that smack of press agentry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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