Synonyms for quidnunc

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kwid-nuhngk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk

Définition of quidnunc

Origin : "gossip-monger," 1709, formed from Latin quid "what?" (neuter of interrogative pronoun quis "who?;" see who) and nunc "now" (see now), to describe someone forever asking "What's the news?"

noun curious person

Example sentences :

They call him Quidnunc—Mister Quidnunc, too, and don't you forget it.
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

I went my way home and to bed, but was not done with Quidnunc.
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

Quidnunc, kwid′nungk, n. one always on the lookout for news: one who pretends to know all occurrences.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various

If Quidnunc and Mrs. Ventris were not under our law, neither are the sun, moon and stars, neither are the apes and peacocks.
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

I have not personally come across any other cases where a male fairy took upon him the burden of a man than that of Quidnunc.
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

Even there I have never been satisfied that Quidnunc became man to the extent that Mrs. Ventris did.
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

Quidnunc, no doubt, was the father of Lady Emily's children; but were those children human?
Extract from : « Lore of Proserpine » by Maurice Hewlett

He even becomes a quidnunc, prying now and then into the personal affairs of his superiors.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Beside the Quidnunc and the party politician, another class of reader now appeared demanding aliment in the press.
Extract from : « Addison » by William John Courthope

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