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newsmonger
noun 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
local
NEWSMONGER + NOUN
charlie
Definitions
noun
1
A news junkie; a gossip.
Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
2
A newshound; a journalist.
"Wait. I heard you have a story." "News travels faster'n a herd of young cow ponies. Reckon you'd be the local newsmonger." Charlie remained unfazed. "In the flesh. This ol' nose can smell a headline a mile away."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a person given to gossiping and divulging personal informati
- gossip
- gossiper
- gossipmonger
- rumormonger
- rumourmonger
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Idioms & Phrases
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Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
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"Wait. I heard you have a story." "News travels faster'n a herd of young cow ponies. Reckon you'd be the local newsmonger." Charlie remained unfazed. "In the flesh. This ol' nose can smell a headline
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