pamphlet

noun

pam·​phlet ˈpam(p)-flət 

: an unbound printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover

Synonyms

• booklet
• brochure
• circular
• flyer
• flier
• folder
• leaflet

Examples of pamphlet in a Sentence

pamphlets about common safety precautions that we all can put into use

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier, Kingston was part of the Communist Party’s vigorous defense of the Scottsboro Boys in Alabama, and authored a 1941 pamphlet on abolitionist Frederick Douglass. —John Birdsall june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025

The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences. —Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025

Another link previously went to a three-page PDF pamphlet of USA Gymnastics guidelines for transgender and non-binary athletes, as seen in a Wayback Machine archive. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025

Nearly a decade after the Iowa events, a pamphlet translation made front-page news in the Denver Register, a Catholic newspaper, and then in Time. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pamflet unbound booklet, from Pamphilus seu De Amore Pamphilus or On Love, popular Latin love poem of the 12th century

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pamphlet

noun

pam·​phlet ˈpam(p)-flət 

: a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover