scandalmonger

Noun

Meaning

a person who spreads malicious gossip

Source: WordNet

informer snoop tabby prater telltale magpie gossip intruder agitator squealer agent provocateur gawker blabber busybody babbler

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pressman spectator author journalist newsman anchorman

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The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them. H. L. Mencken

The mouth of a canon is less dangerous than that of a scandalmonger. Arabic Proverb