rumor monger
Whisper network source
A rumor monger is someone who spreads unverified stories or gossip, often maliciously or for attention.
The term is always disparaging—it implies carelessness about truth and eagerness to stir up trouble: The office rumor monger had everyone believing layoffs were coming.
Also spelled rumormonger.
One who spreads rumors
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- newsmongerSpreader of idle talk
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
tattler · busybody · meddler · chatterbox · whisperer · backbiter · informant · snitch
Unverified secondhand information
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
hoax · distortion · misinformation · disinformation · half-truth · innuendo · speculation · scuttlebutt
Move in a loop
- propagateSpread or breed further
- disseminateSpread information widely
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
relay · divulge · leak · share · transmit · spread · peddle · traffic
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- cloak-and-daggerInvolving secret intrigue
covert · clandestine · manipulation · sabotage · whispering campaign · smear campaign · political maneuvering · backroom
talebearer
One who spreads rumors
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- newsmongerSpreader of idle talk
gossipmonger · tattler · busybody · meddler · chatterbox · whisperer · backbiter · informant · snitch · leaker
hearsay
Unverified secondhand information
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- canardUnfounded malicious rumor
falsehood · hoax · distortion · misinformation · disinformation · half-truth · innuendo · speculation · scuttlebutt · tall tale
circulate
Move in a loop
- propagateSpread or breed further
- disseminateSpread information widely
- whisperSpeech without full voice
broadcast · relay · divulge · leak · share · transmit · spread · peddle · traffic · purvey
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
cloak-and-dagger · covert · clandestine · manipulation · sabotage · whispering campaign · smear campaign · political maneuvering · backroom · underhanded
reputation
Collective opinion of someone
disgrace · shame · scandal · notoriety · stigma · expose · ruin · destroy · undermine · malign
- mongersfearmonger, hatemonger, rumormonger, gossipmonger, warmongers
- Online Manipulatorstroll, bot, shill, sock puppet, sockpuppet
rumor mongertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
fact-checker · reliable source · honest broker · credible witness · verifier
rumor mongersecret keeper
One entrusted with confidences
confidant · vault · confessor · private person · discrete
rumor, monger, rumors, rumored, rumoring, mongers, mongering, fishmonger, warmonger