## Etymology
Agent noun from gossip, from Old English godsibb ('godparent, sponsor at baptism'), from god ('God') + sibb ('kinsman, relative'); the sense shifted from 'close friend' to 'one who chatters idly'.

## AI Etymology
Gossiper is an agent noun from gossip, from Old English godsibb ('godparent, sponsor at baptism'), from god ('God') + sibb ('kinsman, relative'); the sense shifted from 'close friend' to 'one who chatters idly'. The historical trail runs through Old English godsibb and Old English sibb. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a person who habitually spreads idle talk or rumors about others. Related forms include gossip, gossipy, gossiping.

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