Meanings
handbill1
plural handbills · alternative hand bill · alternative hand-bill
- A pruning hook.
handbill2
plural handbills · alternative hand bill · alternative hand-bill
- A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
Messengers for Mankind.—By Wilfrid L. Randell. [...] Among the many illustrations is a reproduction of the historic handbill of the Great Western Railway announcing the introduction of the railway electric telegraph more than 100 years ago.
1941 March, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 144
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian позив
- позив (poziv)loose printed sheet
Catalan full de mà
- full de màloose printed sheet
French prospectus
- prospectusloose printed sheet
German Handzettel, Flugblatt
- Handzettelloose printed sheet
- Flugblattloose printed sheet
Hungarian szórólap, röplap
- szórólaploose printed sheet
- röplaploose printed sheet
- röpcédulaloose printed sheet
Irish bille láimhe
- bille láimheloose printed sheet
Latin libellus
- libellusloose printed sheet
Polish ulotka
- ulotkaloose printed sheet
Cite this entry
handbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handbill
“handbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handbill. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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