English Dictionary

rent-a-gob

名詞

イギリス英語 軽蔑的

(UK, derogatory) Someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or self-aggrandize.

日本語の意味

メディアに定期的に登場し、論争を巻き起こす、または自己顕示を図る人（英国で侮蔑的な意味で使用される）

Every election season, the same rent-a-gob pops up on daytime TV to rant and boost their profile.

選挙のたびに、同じ売名屋が昼のテレビに現れてはわめき立て、自分の知名度を上げようとする。

意味（1）

(UK, derogatory) Someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or self-aggrandize.

There would either be an obvious candidate for the splash story or you would be desperately scrambling the phones, suggesting interviews with the local rent-a-gobs on the council who you knew would say something controversial, if lacking in substance.

rent-a-gobs （ plural ）