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rumormonger

[ roo-mer-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈru mərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /
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noun

a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.

RELATED WORDS

gossipmonger, gossiper, tattletale, talebearer, telltale, snoop, tattler, informer, busybody, meddler, blabbermouth, chatterbox, parrot, tabby, taleteller, tattle, scandalmonger, babbler, flibbertigibbet, whisperer

Nearby words

rummage sale, rummer, rummy, rumor, rumored, rumormonger, rumour, rump, rump parliament, rumpelstiltskin, rumpf

Origin of rumormonger

First recorded in 1930–35; rumor + monger
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