scandalmonger

[ skan-dl-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

1. a person who spreads scandal or gossip.

scandalmonger

/ ˈskændəlˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a person who spreads or enjoys scandal, gossip, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of scandalmonger¹

First recorded in 1715–25; scandal + monger

Example Sentences

With a sharp eye for the backstory, Haberman places special emphasis on Trump’s ascent in a late 1970s and 1980s New York demimonde of hustlers, mobsters, political bosses, compliant prosecutors and tabloid scandalmongers.

From Washington Post

Even as right-wing media tried to brand the Obama presidency as the most corrupt administration in the history of the United States, a cottage-industry of scandalmongers had already popped up to attack future Democratic nominees.

From New York Times

As far as the neighborhood scandalmongers are concerned, however, she’s been spotted talking to him in the street once or twice and must therefore already be his mistress.

From The New Yorker

It didn’t matter, as some scandalmongers discovered, that sculptor John Wilson had used a Bostonian - indeed, a Yankee! - as the model for Sam.

From Washington Times

Thomas Jefferson — both eloquent founder and appalling political hack — weaponized the pamphlet, commissioning scandalmonger James Callender to write a hit job on Alexander Hamilton.

From Washington Post