balladmonger

/bælədˌmɑŋgər/
/bælədˌmʌŋgər/
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Other forms: balladmongers

Definitions of balladmonger
  1. noun
    a writer of cheap, popular, low-quality verse; often used as an insult in literary contexts
  2. noun
    (historical) a street vendor or dealer who sold narrative poems or song lyrics printed on sheets called broadsides in 16th–19th century England
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