"headline-grabber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headline-grabbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} headline-grabber (plural headline-grabbers)
  1. (informal) A person or event that attracts prominent notice in the news media. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-headline-grabber-en-noun-1k40USSI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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