Meaning of headline-grabber | Babel Free

Definitions

A person or event that attracts prominent notice in the news media.

informal

Examples

“‘Recidivism” – the tendency to reoffend – is a word that is largely confined to criminology lectures, official statistics and the occasional government report. It is not a headline-grabber like “hooligan”, “thug” or “teen gangster”.”

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