pamphleteer

/ˈpæmfləˌtɪər/
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Other forms: pamphleteers

Definitions of pamphleteer
  1. noun
    a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)
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    examples:
    Thomas Decker
    English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
    Thomas Middleton
    English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
    Thomas Paine
    American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
    type of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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