as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others the upcoming nuptials between the sixtyish businessman and the twentysomething have sent the gossipmongers into overdrive

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Recent Examples of gossipmonger Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown Julie Andrews voices Lady Whistledown, the ton's voracious gossipmonger who sends each social season into a tizzy. Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023 Anon plz — but the true identities behind popular Instagram gossipmonger DeuxMoi have just been spotted on Substack. Vulture, 20 May 2022 The rumors emerged on gossipmonger DeuxMoi’s Instagram Story, and fans reposted the screenshot on Reddit. Vulture, 22 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, Coughlan’s gossipmonger Lady Whistledown continues to have a hold on the ‘ton, while keeping her double life a secret from most of the people closest to her but entrusting it to a key few. Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2022 The royal tastemaker is intent on finding out the identity of Lady Whistledown, the anonymous gossipmonger exposing the secrets (and hypocrisy) of London’s elite. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 Ayamma and Dede are fans and daily watchers of a talk show hosted by an interviewer-cum-gossipmonger named Adenikeh (Abena). Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2021 The internet gossipmonger is quickly welcomed into the fold of conservative rabble-rousers; in some leafy enclave of Greater Washington, Laura Ingraham even hosts a party to introduce him around. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021 Helen plants a story about the film with gossipmonger Hedda Hopper, and Avis greenlights a new movie written by Archie and directed by Raymond. Jean Bentley, refinery29.com, 4 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossipmonger
Noun
  • When the hotel opened in 1904, its founding matriarch and Gilded Age socialite Caroline Astor took a liking to having afternoon tea served on-property (specifically to her closest friends in the drawing room for society gossip).
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Over six months, the office turned into a hub for nearly 20 hardcore criminals, bikers and gang members, as well as high-flying lawyers, businessmen and major contractors, all involved in tax fraud, disposal of contaminated soil, money laundering and sometimes even torture of informants.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • And Noor is most interesting of all, an informant who will betray the CIA and Iran alike to protect her family.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.
    Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.
    Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025

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“Gossipmonger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossipmonger. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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