scandalmonger

English

Etymology

From scandal +‎ monger.

Noun

scandalmonger (plural scandalmongers)

1. A person who trades in gossip; one who collects and disseminates rumors.

   The reporter for the tabloid called himself a journalist but was really nothing more than a scandalmonger.

Derived terms

• scandalmongering

Related terms

• gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, monger and its derived terms

Translations

a person who trades in gossip

• Bulgarian: интригант (bg) m (intrigant), сплетник (bg) m (spletnik)
• Irish: béadánaí m
• Italian: scandalista m or f