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newsmonger
[
nooz
-muhng-ger
,
-mong-
,
nyooz
-
]
news·mon·ger
/
ˈnuzˌmʌŋ
gər
,
-ˌmɒŋ-
,
ˈnyuz-
/
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[
nooz
-muhng-ger
,
-mong-
,
nyooz
-
]
Show IPA
noun
a person who spreads gossip or idle talk; a gossip or gossipmonger.
Origin:
1590–1600;
news
+
monger
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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newsmonger
(ˈnjuːzˌmʌŋɡə)
—
n
old-fashioned
a gossip
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2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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