pamphleteer

American  

[pam-fli-teer] / ˌpæm flɪˈtɪər /

noun

1. a writer or publisher of pamphlets, especially on controversial issues.

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verb (used without object)

1. to write and issue pamphlets.

pamphleteer British  

/ ˌpæmflɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. a person who writes or issues pamphlets, esp of a controversial nature

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verb

1. (intr) to write or issue pamphlets

Etymology

Origin of pamphleteer

First recorded in 1690–1700; pamphlet + -eer

Example Sentences

James Otis, a lawyer, patriot, and pamphleteer whose influence was cited by both Samuel Adams and John Adams, suffered bouts of “insanity.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2023

But today, that kook and that pamphleteer have an email group and a podcast and a website and a YouTube channel — and they can reach thousands of people with a few keystrokes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

The moralist pamphleteer Phillip Stubbes believed that Christmastime celebrations gave celebrants license "to do what they lust, and to folow what vanitie they will."

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2020

Thomas Paine, the revolutionary pamphleteer, has been described as the first American to be fired for leaking classified information — in 1779.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2019

The adjacent spacious mansion was long the home of Wheildon, the historian, essayist, and pamphleteer.

From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)