A publicist is someone whose job is to make sure people notice a person, a film, a book, a product, or a piece of news. They phone journalists, set up interviews, send out photos and stories, and try to keep a name in the papers for the right reasons.

A publicist is someone whose job isPublicist指的是負責這件事的人 to make sure people notice讓大家注意到 a person, a film, a book, a product, or a piece of news某個人、電影、書、產品，或某則新聞。They phone journalists他們會打電話給記者, set up interviews安排採訪, send out photos and stories發出照片和故事, and try to keep a name in the papers for the right reasons設法讓一個名字持續正面地出現在報紙上。

Film companies and famous people often keep one on staff, or hire one when something new is about to appear. The work sits next to public relations; in a small office the same person may do both, though a publicist is usually the one pushing a particular face or title rather than the whole company.

Film companies and famous people often keep one on staff電影公司和名人常常會自己養一位publicist, or hire one when something new is about to appear或是在有新東西要推出時去請一位。The work sits next to public relations這份工作跟public relations（公關）很靠近; in a small office the same person may do both在小公司裡，可能同一個人兩件事都做, though a publicist is usually the one pushing a particular face or title不過publicist通常是在推某一張臉或某個頭銜 rather than the whole company而不是整間公司。

It is an ordinary job word — not slang, not especially stiff.

It is an ordinary job word這是個普通的職業用詞 — not slang, not especially stiff不是俚語，也沒有特別死板。

Though actually, it is not a publisher (the person or firm that prints and sells books) and not a publican (in British English, the person who runs a pub). Those just look related.

Though actually不過其實, it is not a publisher它不是publisher (the person or firm that prints and sells books)（出版社或出版人，印書賣書的那個人） and not a publican也不是publican (in British English, the person who runs a pub)（英式英文裡經營酒館的人）。Those just look related那些字只是長得像而已。