# flak catcher

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person whose job is to conduct public relations by shielding a more prominent person by intercepting and deflecting complaints and criticism.

## Etymology
Coined by American author and journalist Tom Wolfe in his 1970 book Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, from flak, meaning "criticism".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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