gossiper

noun

Definition of gossipernext
as in gossip
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others the exact nature of the relationship between the two coworkers was a topic that kept the office gossipers too busy to do any work

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Recent Examples of gossiper 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 Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiper
  1. gossip
  2. informant
  3. informer
Noun
  • That was the evening Hilton, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a celebrity gossip blogger, appeared to engage in self-harm during a livestream.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lavandeira also defended her brother, who in the early aughts burst onto the internet’s celebrity culture and gossip scene with shocking headlines and often lewd doodles over celeb images.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • The informant told police that’s where the hitman was handed an envelope of cash.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The task force is reportedly staffing up with officers who specialize in recruiting informants, intelligence analysis, cyber operations and covert influence campaigns.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of informant
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
Definition of informer

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