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gossiper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who gossips.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gossipmonger

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gossip, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicator

Narrower terms: cat, scandalmonger, tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth, yenta

History

Etymology

From gossip + -er.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: xafarder — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Catalan: xafardera — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Danish: sladrehank — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Dutch: roddelaar — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Dutch: roddelaarster — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Esperanto: klaĉisto — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Esperanto: klaĉulo — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Esperanto: klaĉanto — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Finnish: juoruilija — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Galician: rexoubeiro — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Galician: murmurador — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • German: Waschweib — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Greek: κουτσομπόλης (koutsompólis) — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Greek: κουτσομπόλα (koutsompóla) — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Ancient Greek: σπερμολόγος (spermológos) — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Kazakh: сумақай (sumaqai) — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Māori: nguturepe — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Polish: bajczarz — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Polish: bajczarka — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Polish: plotkarz — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Polish: plotkarka — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueiro — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Portuguese: mexeriqueiro — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Swahili: mdakizi — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Tagalog: tsismoso — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Tagalog: tsismosa — one who gossips — see also gossip
  • Turkish: dedikoducu — one who gossips — see also gossip
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