Definition of "pamphlet" in English

noun

1. A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

2. (specifically) Such a work containing political material or discussing matters of controversy.

3. (obsolete) A brief handwritten work.

verb

1. To distribute pamphlets (to someone or some place).

2. To write about (someone or something) in a pamphlet; to issue (some material) in the form of a pamphlet.

3. To distribute pamphlets.

4. To write or produce pamphlets.