rumormonger

IPA/ˈruː.mə.mʌŋ.ɡər/
IPA/ˈruː.mɚ.mʌŋ.ɡɚ/

rumormonger — noun

  • rumormongersingular
  • rumormongersplural

1. someone who likes passing along unverified stories or unkind gossip about other

1.名詞C2
釋義

someone who likes passing along unverified stories or unkind gossip about other people

例句

Karim ignored the rumormonger who kept inventing stories about his new manager.

pattern: a rumormonger who kept inventing stories

At dinner, Sade warned everyone not to trust the rumormonger from her apartment block.

collocation: trust the rumormonger

同義詞
  • gossip

    broader and often less formal; it can describe the talk as well as the person

  • talebearer

    more old-fashioned and literary

  • scandalmonger

    stronger and more focused on shocking or damaging stories

  • busybody

    focuses more on interfering in other people's affairs than on spreading stories

文法句型

a rumormonger

call someone a rumormonger

local rumormonger

office rumormonger

用法筆記

Usually disapproving. It suggests someone spreads unverified talk for attention or trouble, especially about other people's private lives.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher is a rumormonger because she announced the exam date.
✅The teacher is just giving information because she announced the exam date.
💡A rumormonger spreads unverified talk, not official news.
❌My aunt is a rumormonger because she tells funny stories at parties.
✅My aunt is a storyteller because she tells funny stories at parties.
💡Rumormonger is negative and implies harmful gossip or false talk.