news monger
- noun
- /nuːz ˈmʌŋɡər/
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- The news monger quickly shared every detail of the incident with anyone who would listen.
Examples
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In a small town, a news monger can make even minor events seem important.
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She disliked being labeled as a news monger, insisting she simply kept people informed.
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Don't be such a news monger!
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My neighbor is a notorious news monger.
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In our office, there's a news monger who always knows the latest gossip about everyone.
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The news monger spread rumors about the changes in management, causing confusion among the employees.
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At the party, I couldn't help but overhear the news monger talking about everyone's business.
Synonyms
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2.2
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
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2.8
A person who often talks about other people's private lives and spreads rumors
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8.5
A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
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8.4
A person who often tells private stories about other people
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7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
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7.0
A person who shares information or news with other people
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8.3
A person who spreads private or untrue stories about others
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9.9
A person who spreads gossip or secrets to hurt others
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7.3
A person who spreads news or ideas to other people
A person who often spreads gossip or private news about others
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention
Antonyms
How Gossipy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound directly combines 'news' (information) with 'monger' (a person who markets or propagates things), so the sense ‘someone who peddles or spreads news/rumors’ is compositionally derivable. The noun+monger pattern is productive in English (e.g. scaremonger, warmonger), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
News monger comes from the old word monger, which meant a seller, as in 'fishmonger' who sells fish. So a news monger is someone who 'sells' or 'spreads' news and rumours to everyone, which is why it means a person who often shares news without checking it.