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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; gossip, blabbermouth.
2. 2
   A peddler of sleaze.

   "Ernest cannot see himself telling Honoroff that his wife does pictures for that sex-obsessed sleazemonger."

Synonyms

All synonyms

blabbermouthgossipgossipergossipmongernewsmongerrumormonger

Example

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"Ernest cannot see himself telling Honoroff that his wife does pictures for that sex-obsessed sleazemonger."

Etymology

From sleaze + monger.

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