rumormonger

[ roo-mer-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

1. a person given to spreading rumors, rumor, often maliciously.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumormonger¹

First recorded in 1930–35; rumor + monger

Example Sentences

In the early days of the virus outbreak in Wuhan, Xinhua’s Liao reported the arrest of eight “rumormongers” for spreading “false information.”

From Seattle Times

The only losers are the rumormongers who make futile attempts to politicize sports.

From Washington Post

For that, he was attacked on Chinese social media as a “rumormonger,” with calls to hunt him down.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of Russia’s discord-sowing work was being done for it by domestic rumormongers, propagandists and partisans including President Trump himself.

From Washington Post

The rumormongers, it is clear, receive their marching orders from the very top.

From Washington Post