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Definition of "newsmonger" [news•mon•ger]

  • One who spreads news, especially a gossip. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "newsmonger" in a sentence
  • "Accordingly, to add the strength of example to precept, Demetrius himself girt up his loins, and retreated with the most edifying speed to the opposite side of the ridge, accompanied by the greater part of the crowd, who had tarried there to witness the contest which the newsmonger promised, and were determined to take his word for their own safety."
  • "The newsmonger is of the number, but his manner is not quite hearty — there is something of surliness in his compliments."
  • "What news tell me? all hairs dresser are newsmonger."