Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumormonger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ru-mor-mon-ger
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who spreads rumors.

American usage

verb

To spread rumors and gossip.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, newsmonger, scandalmonger; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale; gossip, gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper"
"Then the Seventh moved to Fort Ord and practiced—although without full equipment—amphibious landings. The hot poop of the rumor mongers became, “Southwest Pacific for us, fellows.” But when the convoy sailed from San Francisco on April twenty-fourth, the ships turned north."

Etymology

Compound of rumor + monger.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

rumormongers (plural) rumor-monger (alternative, US) rumor monger (alternative, US) rumourmonger (alternative, UK) rumour-monger (alternative, UK) rumour monger (alternative, UK) rumormongers (present, singular) rumormongering (participle, present) rumormongered (participle, past) rumormongered (past)

Frequently Paired Words

monger

Synonyms

rumorer rumourer gossipmonger newsmonger scandalmonger blabbermouth talebearer telltale gossip gossiper carrytale blab

Questions

What does rumormonger mean?: A person who spreads rumors.
Where does rumormonger come from?: Compound of rumor + monger.

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