gossiper

Noun

Meaning

One given to gossip.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gossip newsmonger gossipmonger rumormonger rumourmonger tabby prater telltale magpie conversationalist blabber busybody babbler blatherskite talker

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Antonyms

spectator author journalist newsman anchorman audience

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Hypernyms

communicator

Hyponyms

cat telltale tattletale blabbermouth talebearer scandalmonger

Examples

And I also say Pooh for sweetness and light, And if you want to get the most out of life, why the thing to do is to be a gossiper by day and gossipee by night. Ogden Nash

According to Kurkland and Pelled, workplace gossip can be very serious depending upon the amount of power that the gossiper has over the recipient, which will in turn affect how the gossip is interpreted. Source: Internet

When a recipient is thought of as being invited into a social circle by being a recipient, the gossiper's referent power can increase, but only to a high point where then the recipient begins to resent the gossiper (Kurland & Pelled). Source: Internet

In a study done by Turner and colleagues (2003), having a prior relationship with a gossiper were not found to protect the gossiper from less favorable personality ratings after gossip was exchanged. Source: Internet

There are four types of power that are influenced by gossip: * Coercive: when a gossiper tells negative information about a person, their recipient might believe that the gossiper will also spread negative information about them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gossip's chair gossip-prone gossipee gossipeuse gossipfest gossipful