Pamphleteer - plus, name that synonym!

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY [October 27, 2018](#none) pamphleteer [Audio pronunciation]( verb | pam-fluh-TEER Definition 1 : to write and publish [pamphlets]( 2 : to engage in partisan arguments indirectly in writings Scroll down for more about pamphleteer TRENDING NOW: [seriatim]( [nationalism]( [nationalist]( [rogue]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING # [Words We're Watching: 'Jelly' (The Adjective)]( # [9 Useful Words You've Probably Never Used]( # [Ten Words from the Harvest]( # [The Strangeness of "Going Bump In The Night"]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Name that Monster!]( A useful skill for longer nights. [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? Pamphlets—unbound printed publications with no covers or with paper covers—are published about all kinds of subjects, but our word pamphlet traces back to one particular document. It derives from the title of a short Latin love poem of the 12th century: Pamphilus, seu De Amore, which can be translated as "Pamphilus, or On Love." The name Pamphilus referred to a Greek god whose name means "loved by all." Following from this, the original pamphlets were handwritten poems, tracts, or treatises, often consisting of several pages bound together. Pamphleteer, which can be both a noun and a verb, combines pamphlet with the [-eer]( suffix found in such words as [engineer]( and [puppeteer](. Examples of PAMPHLETEER Though he is remembered today for his novels and essays, George Orwell was also known to pamphleteer for causes important to him. "After the pamphlet wars between supporters of Louis XIII and Marie de Medicis, in 1618-19, several pamphleteers were sentenced to death, and the attempt to arrest unlicensed booksellers led many to flee the country. More broadly, the political chaos brought about by pamphleteering in France contributed to the [absolutism]( of Louis XIV, who used the printing press as a tool of state control." — Stephen Marche, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018 Name That Synonym Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of pamphlet: _ o _ _ l _ t. [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( NEW WORD GAME Alphabear 2 exclusive web version! A fun and challenging take on word games for everyone. The more letters you play, the more points and bigger bear you earn! [PLAY NOW! [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( SHARE: [Facebook][Facebook]( [Twitter][Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 [www.merriam-webster.com](