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Definitions for Gossiper
[1] idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
[2] light, familiar talk or writing.
[3] Also gos·sip·er, gos·sip·per. a person given to tattling or idle talk.
[4] Chiefly British Dialect . a godparent.
[5] Archaic . a friend, especially a woman.
[6] to talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling.
[7] Chiefly British Dialect . to stand godparent to.
[8] Archaic . to repeat like a gossip.
[9] casual and idle chat to have a gossip with a friend
[10] a conversation involving malicious chatter or rumours about other people a gossip about the neighbours
[11] Also called: gossipmonger a person who habitually talks about others, esp maliciously
[12] light easy communication to write a letter full of gossip
[13] archaic a close woman friend
[14] (intr often foll by about ) to talk casually or maliciously (about other people)
Words related to Gossiper
gossiptattletale, busybody, quidnunc, yenta
Words nearby Gossiper
gossipgoss, gossaert, gossamer, gossan, gosse, gossip, gossipmonger, gossipy, gossoon, gossypol, gossypose
Origin of Gossiper
before 1050; Middle English gossib, godsib(be ), Old English godsibb, orig. godparent, equivalent to god God + sibb related; see sib
Other words from Gossiper
gos·sip·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·gos·sip , verb, in·ter·gos·siped or in·ter·gos·sipped, in·ter·gos·sip·ing.
un·gos·sip·ing , adjective
Word origin for Gossiper
Old English godsibb godparent, from god + sib ; the term came to be applied to familiar friends, esp a woman's female friends at the birth of a child, hence a person, esp a woman, fond of light talk