newsmonger
- noun
- /ˈnuːzˌmʌŋɡər/
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chismoso
- On second thought, maybe the story deserved no "legs" and had died a proper death for lack of proof and new material to sustain the newsmongers.
Examples
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Everyone knows that being a newsmonger can lead to trouble when secrets are revealed.
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The local newsmonger always has the juiciest stories about the neighborhood.
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At the party, she was labeled a newsmonger for spreading rumors about her friends.
Synonyms
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2.2
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
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7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
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4.2
A journalist who writes regular stories about celebrities, often using 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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8.1
A person who tells secrets about other people
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7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
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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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8.4
A person who says bad things about others behind their back to hurt their reputation
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7.8
A person who makes news seem more shocking to get attention
A person who often tells news or rumors to many people
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
Etymology
The word newsmonger combines news and monger. The old word monger means 'seller' and appears in common words like fishmonger and warmonger, so a newsmonger is someone who often 'sells' news, that is, who spreads gossip or shocking stories about other people.