rumormongers

noun

plural of rumormonger
as in gossipmongers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumormongers
  1. gossipers
  2. gossips
  3. informants
  4. talkers
  5. informers
  6. snitches
  7. renegades
  8. defectors
Noun
  • Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of gossipers
Noun
  • Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of gossips
Noun
  • 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
  • In the morning, Nora stops by with information about confidential informants in the Candlelight Lounge case.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of informants
Noun
  • Oliver will be tough to beat given his near-constant Emmy presence, but there’s a chance for two of the classic talkers to upstage the British comedian.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Tune out jet engines and loud talkers on your next flight with these Soundcore noise-canceling headphones.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Definition of talkers
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 informers
Noun
  • Pay no attention to the fact that it was proposed three weeks after the EPA came out hard against three-eyed fish, or that only three months ago, this same Legislature considered $100,000 court payouts to snitches willing to rat out mifepristone providers.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Definition of snitches
Noun
  • In short, this list reminded me that our radicals and renegades are the best thing about this great nation.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
Definition of renegades
Noun
  • Golf's media establishment mocked defectors as sellouts and eagerly counted down the days until LIV's collapse.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Anthropic, whose ranks include many safety-minded defectors from its rival, argues the slower rollout will help society adapt to the powerful new tools.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of defectors
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