PAMPHLETEER Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

pamphleteer

noun

Definition of pamphleteer

as in essayist

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Recent Examples of pamphleteer To be a good poet or pamphleteer, like Thomas Paine or Samuel Johnson, requires a kind of day-to-day daring, with triumphs made in conversation and correspondence; a good banker or stockbroker makes his in columns of numbers. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured. — Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2026 Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical. — Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025 Even with all his diplomatic ties, Franklin was powerless to assist Platt because of the Treason Act’s suspension of habeas corpus. Advertisement Newspaper editors and pamphleteers circulated stories about the horrible conditions in the British prisons holding thousands of Americans. — Time, 9 July 2025 However Elena’s modelling career takes off, while Eddie spends his days wandering the streets of New York getting into fights with pamphleteers. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 May 2024 His politics have been likened to those of William Cobbett, the English pamphleteer and working-class advocate. — Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024

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Noun

Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Neal Ascherson encountered some of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies as a veteran, journalist, essayist, historian, novelist, and political activist.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of essayist

Noun

The novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch argued that the slow, daily work of cultivating good attachments and trying to see reality clearly is more effective than will power.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Iconic novelist Patricia Highsmith was far more concerned with the final part of that particular answer.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of novelist

Noun

Since Don Juan was introduced in 1630 by dramatist Tirso de Molina, the Spanish Lothario has appeared in numerous re-interpretations, but perhaps the most important debuted a century ago.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
One of Gary Graves’ biggest strengths as a dramatist is that nary a word feels wasteful when written by him.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatist

Noun

The gallery is showing work by the legendary Rosalyn Drexler, a bodybuilder, wrestler, novelist, playwright, and film critic for Vogue, who died last year at the age of 98.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Matthew Mendoza is a playwright and poet who dabbles in fiction and nonfiction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of playwright

Noun

Not every dish falls into the African diaspora theme — Bonner is a chef more than a storyteller — so the menu plays to his lifetime of skills.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
The goal is championing diverse storytellers in the world market.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of storyteller

Noun

Ancient writers like the first-century satirist Martial described foricae as a hub for socialization.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Instead, Farage's main opponent is Count Binface, a political satirist posing as a comic space alien, with a keen interest in earthly matters, including the positioning of a hand dryer in the men's toilet in a pub in west London.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of satirist

Noun

Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot.

— Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.

— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024

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