NEWSMONGER
NOUNS – PERSON
► GAD a person who goes about spreading gossip; a busybody; a newsmonger; a talkative person → 1756 obs. exc. dial.
► GAZETTE a newsmonger; one who spreads rumours → 1702
► KEG-MEG a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OCCURRENCER one who narrates occurrences; a newsmonger → c1680 obs.
► QUIDNUNC one who is constantly asking: ‘What now?’ ‘What’s the news?’; one who is curious to know everything; one who pretends to know all that is going on; hence, an inquisitive person; a gossip, a newsmonger → 1709
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