flak catcher

1. 1.

   a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

   Synonymsflakflack catcherflack

   Broaderspokesperson

Questions about flak catcher

What does flak catcher mean?

flak catcher means "a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer".

What is another word for flak catcher?

Close synonyms include flak, flack catcher, flack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flak catcher a common word?

flak catcher is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.