(formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
2. derogatory
a writer of mediocre poetry
balladmonger in American English
(ˈbælədˌmʌŋgər)
noun
1. Obsolete
a person who sells printed popular ballads, esp. in the streets
2.
an inferior poet; poetaster
balladmonger in American English
(ˈbælədˌmʌŋɡər, -ˌmɑŋ-)
noun
1.
a seller of ballads
2.
an inferior poet
Derived forms
balladmongering
noun
Word origin
[1590–1600; ballad + monger]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, attack, mission, radius, volunteer