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Definition of pamphleteer
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause
pamphleteer
verbpamphleteered; 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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The first known use of pamphleteer was in 1614
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