circulator

Definition of circulatornext
as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others an ugly rumor about one of our staffers was circulating, and, as usual, the chief circulator was the in-house busybody

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Recent Examples of circulator The helium circulator’s detailed design will now need to progress through additional qualification and testing before the component can move toward manufacturing. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 School officials say a circulator shuttle service will be available to help students, staff and faculty access the plaza. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 22 June 2026 School board races are nonpartisan, but objectors argue the restriction applies because many candidates used circulators who also gathered signatures for candidates in the March Democratic primary. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 For families coming from Johnson County, the new Johnson County United Link is a temporary network of three circulator bus routes running June 9 through July 13, connecting Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam and other JoCo spots. Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 Then Brady had more problems with his heating system and contacted the maintenance worker to replace the circulator pump. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Constitutional concerns helped tank a bill Tuesday in the South Dakota House of Representatives that aimed to ban payments to petition circulators in ballot measure campaigns. John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Jan. 2026 McVay highlighted a batch of about 7,000 petitions that were deemed valid that were collected by circulators suspected of fraud. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026 Those options include 13 local bus routes, six free Orbit circulator shuttle buses and the Valley Metro Streetcar that features nine light rail stops, according to the City of Tempe. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulator
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Shea was attacked because Manson told his followers the man was a police informant and attempting to kick them off the ranch.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Diiorio tried to pay a confidential informant to kill her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his then 19-year-old daughter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey first reported in April 2025.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And Jenner is no stranger to speaking about the gossip surrounding her love life.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Calling it a rumor is a kind of shorthand because the gerbil thing is far more than simple gossip about, say, who is dating whom.
    Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Circulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulator. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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