pamphleteers

noun

plural of pamphleteer
as in essayists

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  1. playwrights
  2. storytellers
  3. fabulists
Noun
  • Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In terms of critical reception and production opportunities, Hunter is one of the most successful playwrights of his generation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of playwrights
Noun
  • Urbanworld was founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes as a space to champion established and emerging multicultural storytellers; three decades later, Spikes remains committed to that mission.
    — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of storytellers
Noun
  • Human fabulists aren’t the only ones who sometimes lure tourists to less-than-authentic sites.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabulists
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