Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsmonger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: news-mon-ger
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A news junkie; a gossip.

noun

A newshound; a journalist.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper"
""Wait. I heard you have a story." "News travels faster'n a herd of young cow ponies. Reckon you'd be the local newsmonger." Charlie remained unfazed. "In the flesh. This ol' nose can smell a headline a mile away.""

Etymology

From news + monger.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

newsmongers (plural)

Derived Forms

newsmongery

Frequently Paired Words

monger newsboy newsstand

Synonyms

gossipmonger rumormonger scandalmonger gossiper carrytale blab blabbermouth blabtale blabtongue busybody buzzer gossip

Questions

What does newsmonger mean?: A news junkie; a gossip.
Where does newsmonger come from?: From news + monger.

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