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newsmonger

newsmonger noun: a news junkie; a gossip.

Noun

newsmonger (plural newsmongers)

  1. A news junkie; a gossip.
    • Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper
  2. (colloquial) 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."2018, Linda Broday, The Cowboy Who Came Calling

newsmonger meaning in Tamil and Urdu

newsmonger in Tamil

விடங்கன்

newsmonger in Urdu

بےسروپا باتیں کرنے والا, گپ باز, گپی, لپڑیا

Synonyms of newsmonger

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All synonyms of newsmonger

Forms of newsmonger

pluralnewsmongers

Origin of newsmonger

From news + monger.

Words formed from newsmonger

Questions about newsmonger

What does newsmonger mean?
Newsmonger means a news junkie; a gossip.
What is newsmonger in Tamil?
Newsmonger in Tamil is விடங்கன். See Newsmonger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is newsmonger?
Newsmonger is a noun.
What is the plural of newsmonger?
The plural of newsmonger is newsmongers.

Words near newsmonger in the dictionary

  1. newsmakers
  2. newsmaking
  3. newsman
  4. newsmedia
  5. newsmen
  6. newsmonger
  7. newsmongering
  8. newsmongers
  9. newsmongery
  10. newsmonthlies
  11. newsmonthly

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: newsmonger (page history and authors); newsmonger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); newsmonger (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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