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 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 These include helium circulators, turbines, steam generators, pumps, and instrumentation and controls for the reactor’s power and heat generation. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 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
  • The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, a Times investigation revealed ICE deported an informant who had turned against two of his co-defendants in a meth smuggling case.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Federici believes society cannot view the devaluation of gossip as separate from the devaluation of women's life, actions and knowledge.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • In fact, according to the gossip columnist, the decision was made to appease staff.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 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 19 Jul. 2026.

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