newsmonger
newsmonger · newsmongers
A news junkie; a gossipA news junkie; a gossip.
Meaning
2 sensesA news junkie; a gossip.
Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
(colloquial)A newshound; a journalist.
More definitions
- a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
Origin
From news + monger.From news + monger.
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Forms
plural: newsmongers| Singular | newsmonger |
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regular
Synonyms
28 synonymsbuzzerC1gossipB1mouthA1telltaleC1gossipmongerrumormongerscandalmongergossipercarrytaleblabblabbermouthblabtaleblabtonguebusybody
Close in meaning
- a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others:gossipgossipergossipmongerrumormongerrumourmonger
Word family
4 related wordsDerivednewsmongery