gossipmonger

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɡɑsəpˌmʌŋɡɚ/ UK /ˈɡɒsɪpˌmʌŋɡə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who habitually spreads gossip

The office gossipmonger knew everyone's secrets within a week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who habitually... gossipertattlertalebearerrumormongerscandalmongerbusybody

Word family

Related forms gossip mongerrumormonger

Etymology

Compound of gossip (from Old English godsibb 'godparent') and monger ('dealer, trader'), from Old English mangere, from Latin mango ('dealer, trader').

godsibb Old English mangere Old English

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# gossipmonger

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑsəpˌmʌŋɡɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɒsɪpˌmʌŋɡə/

## Meanings
1. a person who habitually spreads gossip

## Examples
- The office gossipmonger knew everyone's secrets within a week.

## Synonyms
- gossiper
- tattler
- talebearer
- rumormonger
- scandalmonger
- busybody

## Related Forms
- gossip
- monger
- rumormonger

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: godsibb
- Root: mangere

## Etymology
Compound of gossip (from Old English godsibb 'godparent') and monger ('dealer, trader'), from Old English mangere, from Latin mango ('dealer, trader').

## AI Etymology
Gossipmonger is traced as follows: Compound of gossip (from Old English godsibb 'godparent') and monger ('dealer, trader'), from Old English mangere, from Latin mango ('dealer, trader'). Morphologically, the form is compositional, with the named elements combining to produce the modern spelling and sense. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "a person who habitually spreads gossip", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as gossip, monger, and rumormonger, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old English godsibb and Old English mangere, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood includes gossiper, tattler, talebearer, and rumormonger, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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