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
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  1. gossip
  2. informant
  3. informer
Noun
  • The gossip hardens into something more official, as fellow teachers and school authorities start to treat her personal life as a disciplinary matter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Just like there’s antisocial conflict and prosocial conflict, there is a prosocial form of gossip.
    — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Mikey Madison stars as Frances Haugen, a Facebook employee turned informant who provided documents to The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Jeremy Allen White.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These days, the actress who played mafiosa girlfriend turned wacked FBI informant Adriana, is still in the entertainment industry and recently started an OnlyFans page.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 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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“Gossiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiper. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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