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- noun Alternative spelling of
rumormonger .
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Examples
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The idea would be that the criminal penalty for the rumor-monger would deter personal acts of revenge.
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Denies P Quinton, you are a liar and a rumor-monger, and CNN, you ought to be ashamed to post lies.
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The idea would be that the criminal penalty for the rumor-monger would deter personal acts of revenge.
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That pair are surrounded by other stock figures: the tragic self-sacrificing spy, the mysterious old warrior who reveals his true colors when he comes to the aid of the hero with convenient frequency, the abstruse government functionary, the anti-foreign rumor-monger, credulous and very raunchy common-folk, “baddies” who are overconfident, ruthlessly vicious, yet incompetent and easy to kill.
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That pair are surrounded by other stock figures: the tragic self-sacrificing spy, the mysterious old warrior who reveals his true colors when he comes to the aid of the hero with convenient frequency, the abstruse government functionary, the anti-foreign rumor-monger, credulous and very raunchy common-folk, “baddies” who are overconfident, ruthlessly vicious, yet incompetent and easy to kill.
The Other Apprentice 2006
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Leopold is a rumor-monger, but the MSM has picked up the rumors and run with the “is Rove about be indicted?” story.
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In the distance a jay-the selfappointed rumor-monger of the eastern woodlands-could be heard scolding.
Moonheart De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1990
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Prince Michael obviously regarded him as a crazy rumor-monger until Nesimir appeared.
A Son of the Immortals Louis Tracy 1895
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Adrian Wojnarowski is a hack, a rumor-monger using a handful of anonymous sources to try to make himself as relevant as possible as a journalist, when he really has no sense of journalistic integrity or professional ethics.
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Whether it was the cheat-and-strategy granting antics of "Trickman Terry," the mysterious goofiness of Sushi-X and the enigmatic rumor-monger Quartermann, or the hilarious reviews of awful games by Seanbaby, readers connected with the writers in a way that's not common in gaming publications.
IGN Complete 2009
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