Rumourer/rumouring
Does the word 'rumourer' exist?
And does it make sense to say 'rumouring person/people'?
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Christine Christie Does the word 'rumourer' exist? It is regularly formed, and Shakespeare used it. " We already have "rumormonger" for that in modern parlance, but that may seem too pejorative in some settings, so there is still a small role for "rumorer".
- Christine Christie Does the word 'rumourer' exist?
- It is regularly formed, and Shakespeare used it.
- " We already have "rumormonger" for that in modern parlance, but that may seem too pejorative in some settings, so there is still a small role for "rumorer".
- Christine Christie And does it make sense to say 'rumouring person/people'?
- Yes, but it is awfully poetical.
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Christine ChristieDoes the word 'rumourer' exist?
It is regularly formed, and Shakespeare used it. The OED calls it "Now rare (chiefly North American)." We already have "rumormonger" for that in modern parlance, but that may seem too pejorative in some settings, so there is still a small role for "rumorer".
Christin
0Not used in contemporary English.
She's the biggest rumormonger that you will ever meet. She knows all the gossip and people's secrets, but she makes stuff up, too.
Other related derogatory words are: busybody, blabbermouth and tattler.
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