# spin doctor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved; a lobbyist; a PR person.

## Etymology
From spin (“a favorable comment or interpretation”) + doctor. First use appears c. 1984 in the New York Times.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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