scandalmonger

American  

[skan-dl-mong-ger, -muhng-] / ˈskæn dlˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

noun

1. a person who spreads scandal or gossip.

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scandalmonger British  

/ ˈskændəlˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a person who spreads or enjoys scandal, gossip, etc

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Etymology

Origin of scandalmonger

First recorded in 1715–25; scandal + monger

Example Sentences

It didn’t matter, as some scandalmongers discovered, that sculptor John Wilson had used a Bostonian - indeed, a Yankee! - as the model for Sam.

From Washington Times

Thomas Jefferson — both eloquent founder and appalling political hack — weaponized the pamphlet, commissioning scandalmonger James Callender to write a hit job on Alexander Hamilton.

From Washington Post

She became known as something of a scandalmonger and maneater, who gorged her way through many relationships.

From BBC

And the scandalmongers’ job is a lot easier when all they need to find is an email, no matter what it says.

From New York Times

But the unending scandals of the scandalmongers have made one thing clear: neither party has a lock on virtue.

From The New Yorker