rumormonger

[ roo-mer-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

/ ˈru mərˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

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noun

a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.

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Origin of rumormonger

First recorded in 1930–35; rumor + monger

How to use rumormonger in a sentence

Another rumor that has existed since before The Empire Strikes Back was released.
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Not even Radio Bemba (Cuban slang for the rumor mill) had picked up the signal.
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He does, however, attempt to dispel some of the myths that have emerged from hearsay and rumor over the last century.
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Thus the rumor as well as the reality of the threat is used for intimidation.
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A Rumor of Angels: Quotations for Living, Dying and Letting Goby Gail Perry Johnson and Jill Perry Rabideau.
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There was a rumor that Alessandro and his father had both died; but no one knew anything certainly.
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In 1821 rumor had it that he intended to wed a miller's widow, his patroness, who was thirty-two years old.
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She heard unpleasant stories touching him through Sylvana, her nurse, an indefatigable gossip-monger.
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Our men thought it was an exaggerated rumor, but still they were advising people to leave Holland as early as possible.
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But while the rumor remained uncontradicted it caused high excitement and great rage.
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