English Etymology From gossip + monger. Noun gossipmonger (plural gossipmongers) A person who gossips (spreads gossip). Synonyms: gossip, gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper Near-synonyms: newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; rumorer, rumourer; blabbermouth, talebearer, telltale Related terms monger (and its derivatives) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.