pamphleteer
noun
pam·phle·teer
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Definition of pamphleteer
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause
pamphleteer
verb
pamphleteered;
pamphleteering;
pamphleteers
Definition of pamphleteer (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to write and publish pamphlets
2
: to engage in partisan arguments indirectly in writings
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Examples of pamphleteer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. — Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com, "Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw: How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change," 11 July 2019 When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. — Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com, "Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw: How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change," 11 July 2019 When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. — Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com, "Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw: How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change," 11 July 2019 When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. — Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com, "Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw: How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change," 11 July 2019 When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. — Allison Stewart, Washington Post, "How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change," 10 July 2019 The dissent hinges on a case from the 1990s called Turner Broadcasting v. FCC, which established that cable companies were protected by the First Amendment, just as newspaper publishers and pamphleteers were. — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, "Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court Could Spell Trouble for Tech," 10 July 2018 And if the internet imploded entirely, and the major newspapers folded and local news outlets disappeared (ugh...) too, the partisan pamphleteers would rise again in their wake. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "Don't want to get rolled on Facebook? Know your own politics.," 10 Apr. 2018 Congress wanted to protect the penny press and pamphleteers. — Norman Pearlstine, Time, "In Praise of Leaks," 11 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Bernard Bailyn, the great historian of the pre-revolution politics of the U.S. colonies, showed through a deep reading of colonial pamphleteering that the early Americans were ardently resentful of distant, central authority. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "Trump Teaches Western Civ," 12 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pamphleteer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pamphleteer
pamphleteer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pamphleteer
: a person who writes pamphlets usually to support a cause or to criticize someone or something
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