1. a person who spreads news or gossip, especially in a meddlesome way
Usage: often derogatory

Examples

• The office newsmonger always knew everyone’s business before they did.
• She was known as the neighborhood newsmonger, spreading stories from house to house.
• Don’t trust that newsmonger with any personal information.
• The local newsmonger had already heard about the mayor’s resignation.
• He avoided the newsmonger at the coffee shop who loved to share rumors.
• The newsmonger’s stories were often exaggerated or completely false.