balladmonger
[bal-uh d-muhng-ger, -mong-]
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noun
a seller of ballads.
an inferior poet.
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Nearby words
- ballade,
- balladeer,
- balladic,
- balladist,
- balladize,
- balladry,
- ballance,
- ballantyne,
- ballarat,
- ballard
Origin of balladmonger
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Examples from the Web for balladmonger
If a balladmonger of the day may be believed, he squandered 100l.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard BagwellJean Francois was a vagabond by nature, a balladmonger by profession.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches|Maurice Baring
balladmonger
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