rent-a-quoteadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɛntəkwəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛn(t)əˌkwoʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rent v.², a adj., quote n.²

Etymology: < rent v.² + a adj. + quote n.²; compare rent v.² Compounds b.

Originally British. Chiefly depreciative.

A. adj.

Designating someone (esp. a politician) who may be relied upon by the media to provide a comment, esp. one expressing a strong or contentious opinion, either in any circumstances or when a particular issue is being discussed.

ΚΠ

1985 Guardian 30 Mar. 14/1 It ill becomes rent-a-quote MPs..to exploit the..case for a generalised attack on social workers.

1992 Nation 30 Mar. 406/1 New England's most prominent rent-a-quote economist.

2005 I. Dale Margaret Thatcher Introd. 10 He had a marginal seat and devoted himself to his constituency rather than join the rent-a-quote mob.

B. n.

A person who may be relied upon to provide such a comment.

ΚΠ

1985 Guardian 30 Apr. 21/1 He is king of those back-benchers rather unkindly referred to as ‘the rentaquotes’.

1997 Face Apr. 114/2 A rapid-reaction drugs armoury of Tory rentaquotes..emerged, never more than a phone-call away from newsrooms when the next Ecstasy story broke.

2001 Lawyer (Nexis) 8 Oct. 29 Every other columnist, novelist and rentaquote has spent the past few weeks spouting millenialist rhetoric, so I thought it only right that I should join in.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rent-a-quote
释义	rent-a-quoteadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɛntəkwəʊt/, U.S. /ˈrɛn(t)əˌkwoʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rent v.², a adj., quote n.² Etymology: < rent v.² + a adj. + quote n.²; compare rent v.² Compounds b. Originally British. Chiefly depreciative. A. adj. Designating someone (esp. a politician) who may be relied upon by the media to provide a comment, esp. one expressing a strong or contentious opinion, either in any circumstances or when a particular issue is being discussed. ΚΠ 1985 Guardian 30 Mar. 14/1 It ill becomes rent-a-quote MPs..to exploit the..case for a generalised attack on social workers. 1992 Nation 30 Mar. 406/1 New England's most prominent rent-a-quote economist. 2005 I. Dale Margaret Thatcher Introd. 10 He had a marginal seat and devoted himself to his constituency rather than join the rent-a-quote mob. B. n. A person who may be relied upon to provide such a comment. ΚΠ 1985 Guardian 30 Apr. 21/1 He is king of those back-benchers rather unkindly referred to as ‘the rentaquotes’. 1997 Face Apr. 114/2 A rapid-reaction drugs armoury of Tory rentaquotes..emerged, never more than a phone-call away from newsrooms when the next Ecstasy story broke. 2001 Lawyer (Nexis) 8 Oct. 29 Every other columnist, novelist and rentaquote has spent the past few weeks spouting millenialist rhetoric, so I thought it only right that I should join in. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1985
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