newsmonger

newsmonger
/noohz"mung'geuhr, -mong'-, nyoohz"-/, n.
a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger.
[1590-1600; NEWS + MONGER]

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  • Newsmonger — News mon ger, n. One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • newsmonger — [no͞oz′muŋ΄gər, nyo͞oz′muŋ΄gər, no͞oz′mäŋ΄gər, nyo͞oz′mäŋ΄gər] n. a person who spreads news; esp., a gossip; tattler …   English World dictionary

  • newsmonger — noun Date: 1592 a person who is active in gathering and repeating news; especially gossip …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • newsmonger — noun a) gossiper b) journalist …   Wiktionary

  • newsmonger — Synonyms and related words: a tale bearing animal, adviser, announcer, annunciator, authority, busybody, channel, communicant, communicator, enlightener, expert witness, gossip, gossip columnist, gossiper, gossipmonger, grapevine, informant,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • newsmonger — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gossip, gossipmonger, scandalmonger, busybody; see gossip 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby,… …   English dictionary for students

  • newsmonger — n. Quidnunc, gossip, tale bearer mumble news …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • newsmonger — n gossip, gossipmonger, rumor monger, scandalmonger, dirt dealer, Inf. hatchet man; busybody, quidnunc, Sl. yenta; talebearer, telltale, tattler, tattletale, tittle tattler …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • newsmonger — news•mon•ger [[t]ˈnuzˌmʌŋ gər, ˌmɒŋ , ˈnyuz [/t]] n. a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • newsmonger — /ˈnjuzmʌŋgə/ (say nyoohzmungguh) noun a spreader of news by oral or written means, especially a gossip. {news + monger} …  

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