as in gossips
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 gossipers
Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossipers
gossips
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The piece contends that while rumors circulated among political gossips and online, these remained unsubstantiated whispers that did not meet journalism’s evidentiary threshold for publication.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Local gossips claimed that Chin Ming Tai paid Moy Sing a bride price of $20,000, an astronomical sum for the time.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Gossipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossipers. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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