rumormonger

noun

ru·​mor·​mon·​ger ˈrü-mər-ˌməŋ-gər  -ˌmäŋ- 

: a person who spreads rumors

rumormongering

ˈrü-mər-ˌməŋ-gər-iŋ, 

-ˌmäŋ- 

noun

Examples of rumormonger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 May 2020

People who complained about food prices and empty stomachs were dismissed as liars and rumormongers. — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020

The reliable Apple rumormonger and analyst said Apple is planning to produce tens of millions of AirTag units by the end of the year. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020

But the rumormongers were clever, insisting that for three years the Beatles had offered clues in their albums about McCartney’s demise and replacement. — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019

But one piece of information that's been less consistently bandied by rumormongers is what, precisely, Apple plans to call its next-gen smartphones. — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 5 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rumormonger

• conger
• stronger