Meaning of flack-catcher | Babel Free

Examples

“The biography of Edward S. Gruson states that “after being flack-catcher to the president of Harvard University during the recent years of student and community unrest,” the author searched for a totally irrelevant area of study and ended up writing Words for Birds.”

“I don't think I'm cut out to be a flack-catcher."”

“A top tobacco industry PR man, Smith had spent 15 years as senior flack-catcher for Phillip Morris.”

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