Newsmonger

  • 1Newsmonger — 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

  • 2newsmonger — [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

  • 3newsmonger — noun Date: 1592 a person who is active in gathering and repeating news; especially gossip …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4newsmonger — /noohz mung geuhr, mong , nyoohz /, n. a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger. [1590 1600; NEWS + MONGER] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5newsmonger — noun a) gossiper b) journalist …

    Wiktionary

  • 6newsmonger — 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

  • 7newsmonger — 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

  • 8newsmonger — n. Quidnunc, gossip, tale bearer mumble news …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 9newsmonger — 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

  • 10newsmonger — 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 …

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