balladmonger

[bal-uh d-muhng-ger, -mong-]

noun

a seller of ballads.
an inferior poet.

Origin of balladmonger

First recorded in 1590–1600; ballad + monger

Related formsbal·lad·mon·ger·ing, noun

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Historical Examples of balladmonger

Jean Francois was a vagabond by nature, a balladmonger by profession.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
Maurice Baring
If a balladmonger of the day may be believed, he squandered 100l.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)
Richard Bagwell

British Dictionary definitions for balladmonger

balladmonger

noun

(formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
derogatory a writer of mediocre poetry

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