"sleazemonger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleazemongers [plural]
Etymology: sleaze + monger Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sleaze|monger}} sleaze + monger Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleazemonger (plural sleazemongers)
  1. One who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; gossip, blabbermouth. Translations (one who spreads disgraceful information): loanheittäjä (Finnish), болту́н (boltún) [masculine] (Russian), болту́нья (boltúnʹja) [feminine] (Russian), спле́тник (splétnik) [masculine] (Russian), спле́тница (splétnica) [feminine] (Russian), трепло́ (trepló) [derogatory, neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sleazemonger-en-noun-sbxGvr2M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'one who spreads disgraceful information': 92 8
  2. A peddler of sleaze. Translations (peddler of sleaze): saastan levittäjä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sleazemonger-en-noun-Q49wHHaI Disambiguation of 'peddler of sleaze': 3 97

Inflected forms

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