A spin doctor is an adviser whose job is to present news favourably. A government spin doctor, the spin doctors moved in, accused of being a spin doctor.
It is always hostile, since nobody has it on a business card. The phrase appeared in an American newspaper in 1984 and describes putting spin on a story as a bowler puts spin on a ball.
1nounspin doctorAn adviser whose job is to present news favourably.
“The minister's spin doctor tried to turn the bad news into a success story.”
spin doctor is an adviser.
Spin plus doctor, first recorded in an American newspaper in 1984.
From spin + doctor. First use appears c. 1984 in the New York Times.
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Practised in Politics & Society