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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.

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Origin of rumormonger

First recorded in 1930–35; rumor + monger

Words nearby rumormonger

rummage out, rummage sale, rummer, rummy, rumor, rumormonger, rumour, rump, Rumpelstiltskin, rumpf, rumple
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Words related to rumormonger

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

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