balladmonger
[ bal-uh d-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈbæl ədˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /
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noun
a seller of ballads.
an inferior poet.
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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
British Dictionary definitions for balladmonger
balladmonger
/ (ˈbælədˌmʌŋɡə) /
noun
(formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
derogatory a writer of mediocre poetry
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