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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who gossips (spreads gossip).

   "Near-synonyms: newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; rumorer, rumourer; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale"

2. 2
   a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gossipgossipernewsmongerrumormongerrumourmonger;

Example

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"Near-synonyms: newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; rumorer, rumourer; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale"

Etymology

From gossip + monger.

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