"rent-a-quote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rent-a-quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=rent-a-quote}} rent-a-quote (plural rent-a-quotes)
  1. (derogatory) Someone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain exposure. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-rent-a-quote-en-noun-5~Y-VdJH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(derogatory) Someone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain exposure."
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