as in gossip
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
the exact nature of the relationship between the two coworkers was a topic that kept the office gossipers too busy to do any work
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Recent Examples of gossiper
Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
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Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
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Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossiper
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Celebrity gossip Instagram account Deuxmoi was among the first to report on Alwyn and Pidgeon’s budding romance, receiving several anonymous tips about the pair.
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Despite hosting all kinds of wagers, including celebrity gossip like Taylor Swift’s possible bridesmaids, the user base has skewed mostly male.
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Two years ago, an FBI informant met with a South Florida man who expressed his desire to join an anti-government militia and build a bomb targeting a New York City landmark, the FBI said.
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Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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“Gossiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossiper. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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