monger
noun/ˈmʌŋɡər/
Frequency rank: #18,555 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a dealer or trader in a specified commodity, or a person who promotes a specified activity, especially one that is undesirable.
Example sentence
The tabloid journalist was known as little more than a rumor monger, spreading gossip wherever he went.
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