scaremonger

[skair-muhng-ger, -mong-]

noun

a person who creates or spreads alarming news.

Origin of scaremonger

First recorded in 1885–90; scare + monger

Also called fear·mon·ger [feer-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/.

Related formsscare·mon·ger·ing, noun

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Contemporary Examples of fearmonger

But American Jews who fearmonger or are susceptible to this fearmongering are few and far between.
What's This Jerusalem Flap All About?
Ali Gharib
September 6, 2012
That was the heart of the shtick: Stewart calling for calm reasonableness, Colbert playing the fearmonger.
The Day D.C. Went Sane
Howard Kurtz
October 30, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for fearmonger

scaremonger

noun

a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

Derived Formsscaremongering, noun

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Word Origin and History for fearmonger

scaremonger

also scare-monger, 1888, from scare (n.) + monger (n.).