1. a person who talks about other people's private affairs, often spreading rumors or unverified information
Usage: informal; often used disapprovingly

Examples

• She has a reputation as a gossiper and people avoid telling her secrets.
• The office gossiper spread false rumors about the new employee.
• Don't trust him with personal information—he's a notorious gossiper.
• The gossipers in the group spent lunch discussing everyone else's business.
• My grandmother warned me not to be a gossiper and to mind my own affairs.
• The town gossiper knew everyone's business before the news was even official.