scandalmonger
- noun
- /ˈskændəlˌmʌŋɡər/
- Offensive
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chismoso
- Everyone knew he was a notorious scandalmonger, always whispering about his neighbors' secrets.
Examples
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Great, big scandalmonger.
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(At that time, the term journalist was subject to confusion since it designated both the respectable editors of learned journals as well as the disreputable scandalmongers who traded in gossip and blackmail.)
Academic text (1995) -
Serves her right, the old scandalmonger.
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You know this place is full of scandalmongers.
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I think if he could get his hands on those scandalmongers, he'd forget he's president.
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Needless to say, nomina sunt odiosa does not wish to name names—but as they were among themselves at the meeting, and he did not want to appear a scandalmonger, names would be mentioned.
Fiction book (1997) -
The gossip about their breakup was fueled by a local scandalmonger who loved to spread rumors.
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In a small town, being labeled a scandalmonger could ruin reputations and change lives forever.
Synonyms
41
2.2
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
10
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
1
2.8
A person who often talks about other people's private lives and spreads rumors
1
8.5
A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
1
7.3
A person who says false things about someone to harm them
1
8.4
A person who often tells private stories about other people
1
7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
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8.1
A person who tells secrets about other people
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8.8
A person who says false things to harm someone's reputation
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9.9
A person who spreads gossip or secrets to hurt others
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8.3
A person who spreads private or untrue stories about others
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8.4
A person who says bad things about others behind their back to hurt their reputation
A person who tells lies about someone to harm their good name
A person who lies about someone to harm their reputation
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who often spreads gossip or private news about others
A person who often tells news or rumors to many people
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
Antonyms
How Harmful
- Formal
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8.8
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7.3
- Offensive
- Offensive
41
2.2
- Offensive
9
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word scandalmonger joins scandal, meaning public 'shame' or bad news, and monger, meaning a 'seller' or dealer, the same monger you see in fishmonger. So a scandalmonger is like someone who 'sells' gossip, which is why it means a person who enjoys spreading hurtful stories about others.