1. a person who spreads rumors or gossip
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• The office rumormonger was always the first to share unverified news about layoffs.
• Don’t listen to that rumormonger; half of what she says isn’t true.
• He gained a reputation as a rumormonger after spreading false stories about his neighbors.
• The celebrity sued the tabloid rumormonger for publishing lies about her personal life.
• Social media has turned many people into rumormongers without them realizing it.
• The principal warned students not to be rumormongers during the investigation.