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rumormonger

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Definition of rumormonger

as in informant

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Recent Examples of rumormonger Stay to see Veronica Cartwright's uptight rumormonger vomit her weight in cherry stones. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 May 2020 People who complained about food prices and empty stomachs were dismissed as liars and rumormongers. — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 The reliable Apple rumormonger and analyst said Apple is planning to produce tens of millions of AirTag units by the end of the year. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2020 But the rumormongers were clever, insisting that for three years the Beatles had offered clues in their albums about McCartney’s demise and replacement. — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019 But one piece of information that's been less consistently bandied by rumormongers is what, precisely, Apple plans to call its next-gen smartphones. — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 5 Sep. 2017

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Noun

These punteros, as they’re called, have for years worked as low-level informants for the cartel.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
The case was expanded to investigate possible tax charges in 2019 under Attorney General Bill Barr, with the focus shifting to the SPLC's bank accounts and its payments to informants.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of informant

Noun

Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown Julie Andrews voices Lady Whistledown, the ton's voracious gossipmonger who sends each social season into a tizzy.

— Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
The rumors emerged on gossipmonger DeuxMoi’s Instagram Story, and fans reposted the screenshot on Reddit.

— Vulture, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2022

Definition of gossipmonger

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Tattling to the Bachelor doesn’t always go well for the tattler.

— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner, hired him to replace a British editor who had turned it from a brash, tough-guy paper into a tattler of celebrity gossip and supermarket tabloid stunts.

— Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2020

Definition of tattler

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Winfrey, 72, celebrated the 40th anniversary of her talker just this week in a rare appearance with her longtime partner Stedman Graham.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
In The Athletic’s anonymous annual player poll, he has been voted the NFL’s biggest trash talker and most annoying player.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of talker

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