leaflet

[ leef-lit ]

/ ˈlif lɪt /

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noun

a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.

one of the separate blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

a small leaflike part or structure.

a small or young leaf.

verb (used with object), leaf·let·ed or leaf·let·ted, leaf·let·ing or leaf·let·ting.

to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among: Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.

verb (used without object), leaf·let·ed or leaf·let·ted, leaf·let·ing or leaf·let·ting.

to distribute leaflets.

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Origin of leaflet

First recorded in 1780–90; leaf + -let

OTHER WORDS FROM leaflet

leaf·let·er, leaf·let·ter, noun

Words nearby leaflet

leaf-footed bug, leaf gap, leafhopper, leaf insect, leaf lard, leaflet, leafleteer, leaf lettuce, leaf miner, leaf mold, leaf monkey

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How to use leaflet in a sentence

Schumer knew how to run the mimeograph machine that cranked out leaflets in the local campaign office, so they made him deputy manager.
The Great Kibitzer: How Chuck Schumer Got the Senate Moving Again|Molly Ball|September 2, 2021|Time
Fodor interrogated prisoners of war and wrote propaganda leaflets that were dropped in enemy territory.
The CIA Spy Who Reinvented the Travel Guide|David Farley|September 2, 2021|The Daily Beast
Meanwhile, the union stationed organizers outside the warehouse to answer questions and hand out leaflets to workers as their ended their shifts.
Workers at Amazon warehouse in Alabama reject unionization, a major win for the e-commerce giant|Jay Greene, Gerrit De Vynck|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
If you and I are both advertising pizzas, and you go out on the streets and hand out leaflets, but I go to the lobby of a pizza pickup joint, it looks like I’ve got a 100% success rate, but they’re already coming there to buy the pizzas.
A Conversation with Filmmaker Adam Curtis on Power, Technology and How Ideas Get Into People's Heads|Billy Perrigo|February 23, 2021|Time

It’s also pressing its case with leaflets and mandated anti-union meetings.
Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom|Jay Greene|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
Bogucki includes the leaflet in a Powerpoint presentation he has developed.
A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System|Eleanor Clift|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Morrison handed her a “Yes” campaign leaflet printed in Polish.
Scots Must Choose Heart or Head|Nico Hines|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Thanks to Hugh Holliman, death row inmates could leave prison early and move in next door,” the leaflet said.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The leaflet was thus a lie, though that was hardly surprising in politics.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He felt compelled to issue a statement after seeing the leaflet.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then she told him of getting the leaflet, then Science and Health, and how she had gradually been won to embrace it.
Around Old Bethany|Robert Lee Berry
Here is a leaflet about the Panama Exposition published in Esperanto.
Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education|Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen
Under no circumstances, says a medical leaflet, should flies be allowed in the house.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 21, 1919.|Various
In 1893 he issued a leaflet changing the name to Vitis baileyana.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
“Oh, that funny little leaflet,” she tried to say as if it were a joke.
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for leaflet

leaflet

/ (ˈliːflɪt) /

noun

a printed and usually folded sheet of paper for distribution, usually free and containing advertising material or information about a political party, charity, etc

any of the subdivisions of a compound leaf such as a fern leaf

(loosely) any small leaf or leaflike part

verb

to distribute printed leaflets (to)they leafleted every flat in the area

Derived forms of leaflet

leafleter, noun

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