as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
the couple's loud quarrel had the building's yentas yapping for a week
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Recent Examples of yenta
Colleagues considered her a mentor, a yenta, a founding mother — always tough, and always true to herself.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Will these fictional yentas dig up any dirt on anyone new in seasons seven and eight?
Season seven of Virgin River is expected to be released in early to mid-2026.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Survivors’ name alone is offensive for the yentas.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Abzug is the pushy yenta of the Senate, a pragmatist willing to make concessions to secure male allies.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020
This Tinder-esque development allows users to create separate profiles to pursue romantic connections, with Facebook acting as an algorithmic yenta.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 1 May 2018
Meanwhile, amidst adapting to their new status, Mrs. Jha overcomes her Gurgaon disorientation long enough to play yenta for her closest Mayur Palli friend, a too-young widow, and Mr. Chopra’s older brother.
—Terry Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2017
Listening to her must have given him a thrill: Here was one very big-time yenta whispering advice and encouragement into the wide-open ear of a less important one.
—Richard Sandomir, SI.com, 21 June 2017
David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Will these fictional yentas dig up any dirt on anyone new in seasons seven and eight?
Season seven of Virgin River is expected to be released in early to mid-2026.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Survivors’ name alone is offensive for the yentas.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Abzug is the pushy yenta of the Senate, a pragmatist willing to make concessions to secure male allies.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020
This Tinder-esque development allows users to create separate profiles to pursue romantic connections, with Facebook acting as an algorithmic yenta.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 1 May 2018
Meanwhile, amidst adapting to their new status, Mrs. Jha overcomes her Gurgaon disorientation long enough to play yenta for her closest Mayur Palli friend, a too-young widow, and Mr. Chopra’s older brother.
—Terry Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2017
Listening to her must have given him a thrill: Here was one very big-time yenta whispering advice and encouragement into the wide-open ear of a less important one.
—Richard Sandomir, SI.com, 21 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yenta
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, as Cawsey points out, the legend of Tutivillus itself was like good gossip—colorful, wicked, and weird.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jane uses her wit to survive under Henry VIII’s reign, an era where one wrong move, including the faintest whisper of gossip, may be the end of you.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Yenta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yenta. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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