Synonyms for gossiper


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gos-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒs əp


Définition of gossiper

Origin :
  • "to talk idly about the affairs of others," 1620s, from gossip (n.). Related: Gossiped; gossiping.
  • noun person who gossips
Example sentences :
  • Burnet was a 'gossiper, slanderer, and notorious falsifier of facts.'
  • Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen
  • Off the stage he was a snob by affiliation and a gossiper by inclination.
  • Extract from : « A Pirate of Parts » by Richard Neville
  • Nothing worse can happen to the couple than to be discovered by this gossiper.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
  • The meal did not last long, for the aunt, who was a gossiper, was only serving delicatessen that evening.
  • Extract from : « Nobody's Boy » by Hector Malot
  • But in place of that he is only a gossiper, writing merely for the entertainment of a private circle.
  • Extract from : « Life of Adam Smith » by John Rae

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