Rumormonger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rumormonger is a noun meaning (American spelling) A person who spreads rumors.
Meaning
(American spelling) A person who spreads rumors.
More Meanings
- To spread rumors and gossip.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale; gossip, gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
Then the Seventh moved to Fort Ord and practiced—although without full equipment—amphibious landings. The hot poop of the rumor mongers became, “Southwest Pacific for us, fellows.” But when the convoy sailed from San Francisco on April twenty-fourth, the ships turned north.
Word Forms
- rumormongers
- rumor-monger
- rumor monger
- rumourmonger
- rumour-monger
- rumour monger
- rumormongering
- rumormongered
Synonyms for rumormonger
Depending on context, synonyms include rumorer, rumourer, gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger, blabbermouth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rumourmonger, gossip, newsmonger, gossiper, rumor-monger, scandalmonger.
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