rumour-monger


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rumour-monger

n
a person who is given to spreading rumours
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The rumour-monger posted a message on the blogging service that said: "Just heard from my sources - Edinburgh trams officially cancelled.
So who is the irresponsible rumour-monger who came up with this?
As usual the rumour-monger attributed the information to an official body -- Adnoc Distribution.
A heartless SNP rumour-monger spread claims cocaine could have caused the Labour activist's death.
'Rumours were spread that the (construction of) Padma Bridge requires 'shishu boli (child sacrifice)' which is a nasty and dangerous propaganda," he told the press, reiterating government pledge to mete out stern punitive actions to the rumour-mongers. In view of the situation, some analysts say there is an urgency of a coordinated move to resist such chain of events as they think there have been created checks and balances in various tiers of society for a sort of 'vacuum' in the political arena.
I would like to ask just where are these rumour-mongers now?
Chaudhry Shujaat talking to media said that the rumour-mongers will spread rumours.
Summary: Rumour-mongers felt that the entire Meesha Shafi episode was cooked up in order to get hype for the film
'Rumour-mongers and other miscreants within society need to be identified by the society,' he said.
rumour-mongers. The insider claims this is really a second-generation Mega
FORMER Cuban leader Fidel Castro has criticised rumour-mongers who claim he is on his death bed.