gossipmonger

[ gos-uhp-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

1. a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping; gossiper.

gossipmonger

/ ˈɡɒsɪpˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. another word for gossip

Word History and Origins

Origin of gossipmonger¹

First recorded in 1830–40; gossip + monger

Example Sentences

His prejudice against the gossipmonger will naturally be played out next season, and it's smart to then have him discover that his nemesis, Lady Whistledown, is one and the same as the woman he is destined to love.

From Salon

A lively, chatty, somewhat odd and insistently depoliticized biopic, “Being the Ricardos” reimagines what happened in 1953 after the powerful gossipmonger Walter Winchell dropped a not-so blind item about Ball into his radio broadcast: “The most popular of all television stars was confronted with her membership in the Communist Party.”

From New York Times

She said her likeness was illegally used and her character, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, came across as a vulgar gossipmonger.

From Washington Times

She said her likeness was illegally used and her character, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, came across as a vulgar gossipmonger.

From Seattle Times

De Havilland objected to her depiction on the show, saying her likeness was illegally used and her character, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, came across as a vulgar gossipmonger.

From Washington Times