circulator

as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others an ugly rumor about one of our staffers was circulating, and, as usual, the chief circulator was the in-house busybody

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Noun
  • Prosecutors haven't publicly identified the informant, but details in an FBI affidavit suggest Kamara is the one who cooperated with the FBI to offer White envelopes of cash.
    Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
  • China has issued a strong rebuke to the United States, accusing it of hypocrisy over espionage following recent Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) efforts to recruit Chinese informants.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The celebrity break-up has, for a long time, been the coup de maître of tabloid and internet gossip.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Tyka Nelson, Prince's only full sibling and a talented musician in her own right, has died at age 64.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
  • Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.
    Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024

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“Circulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulator. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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