gossiper
Spreader of hearsay
A gossiper is someone who habitually shares rumors or personal information about others, often behind their backs.
The word carries a mildly disapproving tone—gossipers trade in other people's business: She's such a gossiper, I can't tell her anything.
The spelling gossiper is less common than gossip used as a noun for the same person.
One who spreads rumors
- tattlerOne who reveals secrets
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- newsmongerSpreader of idle talk
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
snitch · informant · yenta · telltale · snoop · bigmouth · troublemaker · stirrer
One who reveals secrets
- talkativeInclined to speak much
- gabbyInclined to chatter
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
yak · natter · chitchat · jabber · chinwag · gabfest · schmooze · palaver
One who maligns absent people
- slandererOne who defames
- defamerOne who slanders others
- mudslingerOne who spreads slurs
- traducerOne who maligns
vilifier · libeler · smear · badmouth · trash-talk · disparager · denigrator · vicious
Speech without full voice
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- secretsConcealed information
- rumorsUnconfirmed circulating stories
clandestine · furtive · discreet · covert · behind closed doors · private · murmur · undertone
talebearer
One who spreads rumors
- tattlerOne who reveals secrets
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- newsmongerSpreader of idle talk
meddler · snitch · informant · yenta · telltale · snoop · bigmouth · troublemaker · stirrer · pot-stirrer
blabbermouth
One who reveals secrets
babble · yak · natter · chitchat · jabber · chinwag · gabfest · schmooze · palaver · gabble
backbiter
One who maligns absent people
- slandererOne who defames
- defamerOne who slanders others
- mudslingerOne who spreads slurs
traducer · vilifier · libeler · smear · badmouth · trash-talk · disparager · denigrator · vicious · spiteful
whisper
Speech without full voice
- hushedReduced to silence
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- secretsConcealed information
rumors · clandestine · furtive · discreet · covert · behind closed doors · private · murmur · undertone · conspiratorial
- gossip columnPublished celebrity chatter
- gossip magazinesPublications covering celebrity scandals
- office gossipWorkplace rumor sharing
- gossip columnistJournalist covering celebrity rumors
- gossip millInformal rumor circulation system
- workplace gossipInformal office chatter
gossip, gossiping, gossips, gossiped, gossipy, gossipers, gossipmonger, gossipping