"scandalmonger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scandalmongers [plural]
Etymology: scandal + monger Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scandal|monger}} scandal + monger Head templates: {{en-noun}} scandalmonger (plural scandalmongers)
  1. A person who trades in gossip; one who collects and disseminates rumors. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: scandalmongering Related terms: gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, monger Translations (a person who trades in gossip): интригант (intrigant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), сплетник (spletnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), béadánaí [masculine] (Irish), scandalista [feminine, masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-scandalmonger-en-noun-CBROFJoW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup

Inflected forms

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