scaremonger

[ skair-muhng-ger, -mong- ]

/ ˈskɛərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun

a person who creates or spreads alarming news.

Nearby words

scare up, scarecrow, scared, scaredy-cat, scarehead, scaremonger, scaremongering, scareware, scarf, scarf cloud, scarf joint

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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Examples from the Web for fearmonger

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|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fearmonger

scaremonger

/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /

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.).