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.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiper
Noun
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This brought back family gossip and hesitant bits of information about my mother’s beloved grandfather, my maternal great-grandfather.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the early 2000s, there was a viral gossip report that Thornton and the Tomb Raider star drank each other’s blood.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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An informant with Talanoa Law and Justice told researchers that drugs impact the areas of the brain that control thinking and emotions.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Gossiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiper. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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