rumormonger

See also: rumor-monger and rumor monger

English

Alternative forms

• rumor-monger, rumor monger, (UK) rumourmonger

Etymology

rumor +‎ monger

Noun

rumormonger (plural rumormongers)

1. (American spelling) A person who spreads rumors and gossip.

Synonyms

• blabbermouth, gossip, talebearer, telltale; see also Thesaurus:gossiper

Related terms

• gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger, monger and its derived terms

Translations

a person who spreads rumors and gossip

• Irish: ráflálaí m
• Italian: sussurrone m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: fāmigerātor m
• Maori: ngutu tere

Verb

rumormonger (third-person singular simple present rumormongers, present participle rumormongering, simple past and past participle rumormongered)

1. To spread rumors and gossip.