— leafleter, leafletter , n.
/leef"lit/ , n. , v. , leafleted or letted, leafleting or leafletting .
n.
1. a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
2. one of the separate blades or divisions of a compound leaf.
3. a small leaflike part or structure.
4. a small or young leaf.
v.t.
5. to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among: Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.
v.i.
6. to distribute leaflets.
[ 1780-90; LEAF + -LET ]