newsmonger

English

Etymology

From news +‎ monger.

Noun

newsmonger (plural newsmongers)

1. A gossip.
2. (colloquial) A journalist.
   • 2018, Linda Broday, The Cowboy Who Came Calling:

     "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."

Related terms

• gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, monger and its derived terms