What is another word for scandalmonger?

Pronunciation: [skˈandɐlmˌɒŋə] (IPA)

Scandalmonger is a derogatory term used to describe someone who spreads and gossips about rumors, scandals, and other newsworthy events with a malicious intent. Synonyms for scandalmonger include gossip, rumor-monger, talebearer, slanderer, tattletale, and backbiter. These terms all describe people who enjoy spreading rumors and stirring up drama. A gossip is someone who habitually reveals personal or sensational information about others. A rumour-monger is someone who spreads unverified or false stories to create fear or anxiety. A talebearer is someone who reveals secrets or confidential information. A slanderer is someone who spreads false, spoken statements that damage a person's reputation. A tattletale is someone who reports others' wrongdoings or misdeeds to authority figures, while a backbiter talks behind another's back, often in a dishonest or hurtful way.

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Usage examples for Scandalmonger

The gossip, the busybody, the scandalmonger is the worst pest that infests the average town and village.
"Practical Ethics"
William DeWitt Hyde
Pages might be written in Claire Denville's praise: let it suffice that she was a tall, graceful woman, and that even the most disparaging scandalmonger of the place owned that she was "not amiss."
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
In common usage the word has this double significance, indeed, dependent upon whether its adjunct refers to a thing or to an act; as, for example, cheesemonger and scandalmonger, and other similar compounds which will readily suggest themselves.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann

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