rumormonger

noun

ru·​mor·​mon·​ger ˈrü-mər-ˌməŋ-gər How to pronounce rumormonger (audio) -ˌmäŋ- How to pronounce rumormonger (audio)
Synonyms of rumormongernext
: a person who spreads rumors
rumormongering
ˈrü-mər-ˌməŋ-gər-iŋ, 
-ˌmäŋ- How to pronounce rumormonger (audio)
noun

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This successfully makes the case, as is made elsewhere, that Trump was good at working the press — so good, in fact, that years later, a professional rumormonger remembers them with greater clarity than any time Trump made news. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Aug. 2021 Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 May 2020 People who complained about food prices and empty stomachs were dismissed as liars and rumormongers. — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 The reliable Apple rumormonger and analyst said Apple is planning to produce tens of millions of AirTag units by the end of the year. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for rumormonger

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rumormonger was in 1844

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