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rumormonger

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who spreads rumors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale; gossip, gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rumorer, rumourer, gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger, blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale, gossip, gossiper, carrytale, blab, blabtale, blabtongue, busybody, buzzer, meddler, mouth, mumblenews, rumormonger, rumourmonger, sleazemonger, tabby, talecarrier, tattletale, telltale tit, titivil, tittle-tattle, town crier, whisperer

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To spread rumors and gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicator

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

History

Etymology

Compound of rumor + monger.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: клюкар (kljukar) — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Finnish: juoruilija — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • French: colporteur de rumeurs — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Gerüchtemacher — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Gerüchtemacherin — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Gerüchteverbreiter — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Gerüchteverbreiterin — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Kolporteur — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • German: Kolporteurin — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Irish: ráflálaí — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Italian: sussurrone — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Italian: sussurrona — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Latin: fāmigerātor — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Latin: fāmigerātrīx — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Māori: ngutu tere — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Plautdietsch: Kjwint — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Polish: plotkarz — person who spreads rumors and gossip
  • Polish: plotkarka — person who spreads rumors and gossip