spin doctor

2 definitions found

spin doctor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  spin doctor \spin doctor\ n.
     a spokesperson for a political party or candidate who tries
     to forestall negative publicity.
     [WordNet 1.5] spin drier

spin doctor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spin doctor
      n 1: a public relations person who tries to forestall negative
           publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the
           words or actions of a company or political party or famous
           person; "his title is Director of Communications but he is
           just a spin doctor" [syn: spin doctor, spinmeister]