"newsmonger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: newsmongers [plural]
Etymology: From news + monger. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|news|monger}} news + monger Head templates: {{en-noun}} newsmonger (plural newsmongers)
  1. A news junkie; a gossip. Categories (topical): People, Personality
    Sense id: en-newsmonger-en-noun-Ad7IvSNc Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Disambiguation of Personality: 51 49
  2. (colloquial) A newshound; a journalist. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Personality
    Sense id: en-newsmonger-en-noun-4G4qU4n1 Disambiguation of Occupations: 22 78 Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Disambiguation of Personality: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monger (english: and its derivatives), newsboy, newsstand

Inflected forms

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