rumormonger

noun

Definition of rumormongernext
as in informant

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Recent Examples of rumormonger 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 But the rumormongers were clever, insisting that for three years the Beatles had offered clues in their albums about McCartney’s demise and replacement. — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019 But one piece of information that's been less consistently bandied by rumormongers is what, precisely, Apple plans to call its next-gen smartphones. — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 5 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumormonger
  1. informant
  2. gossiper
  3. informer
  4. blabbermouth
  5. gossipmonger
  6. tattler
  7. tattletale
  8. talker
Noun
  • Sentenced to life in prison, Buchanan maintained a grip over gangs in the South Bay area of San Diego, according to an FBI report of an informant’s interview.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, and several months after the initial death investigation, was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • There’s a new MCU blabbermouth in town.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
  • They’re portrayed as gullible blabbermouths who spill everything the minute anyone shows public kindness.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of blabbermouth
Noun
  • Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown Julie Andrews voices Lady Whistledown, the ton's voracious gossipmonger who sends each social season into a tizzy.
    — Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • The rumors emerged on gossipmonger DeuxMoi’s Instagram Story, and fans reposted the screenshot on Reddit.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2022
Definition of gossipmonger
Noun
  • Tattling to the Bachelor doesn’t always go well for the tattler.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner, hired him to replace a British editor who had turned it from a brash, tough-guy paper into a tattler of celebrity gossip and supermarket tabloid stunts.
    — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2020
Definition of tattler
Noun
  • That kid has tattletale energy.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
  • People who come forward are called narcs, tattletales and snitches.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of tattletale
Noun
  • Miami Heat wing Myron Gardner is becoming known as one of the NBA’s ultimate trash talkers from the bench.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Like the heroes of those films, Safdie is a native New Yorker and a very fast, very entertaining talker.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of talker

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“Rumormonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumormonger. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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