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Definition of Gossiper
1. Noun. A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others.
Generic synonyms: Communicator
Specialized synonyms: Cat, Scandalmonger, Blabbermouth, Talebearer, Taleteller, Tattler, Tattletale, Telltale, Yenta
Derivative terms: Gossip, Gossip
Definition of Gossiper
1. n. One given to gossip.
Definition of Gossiper
1. Noun. A person who gossips. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gossiper
1. one that gossips [n -S] - See also: gossips
Medical Definition of Gossiper
1. One given to gossip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gossiper
Literary usage of Gossiper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"Not ' That can't be, sir; I liad it from un- in my ouse, I'll be sworn,' cried
the land- doubted authority,' naid gossiper. ' The lady. ..."
2. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1885)
"Our friend the gossiper,—and we ourselves admit we have ... We suspect our friend
the gossiper will give it up. He will find it hard from these volumes to ..."
3. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1844)
"Thus of the gossiper it was not properly said that " he commences his discourse by
... For, clearly, your gossiper commences not at all. He is begun. ..."
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