rumouristrumoristn.

Brit.

/ˈruːm(ə)rɪst/, U.S.

/ˈrumərəst/

Forms: see rumour v. and -ist suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rumour n., -ist suffix; rumour v., -ist suffix.

Etymology: Partly < rumour n. + -ist suffix, and partly < rumour v. + -ist suffix. Compare earlier rumourer n.

Now rare (chiefly North American).

A person who spreads rumours.

ΚΠ

1822 R. Carlile in Republican 8 Nov. 738 I have no desire to become a political rumourist or political alarmist.

1887 Liverpool Mercury 19 Oct. 5 The Cabinet council which the rumourists with one accord had fixed for Thursday.

1963 R. Whittemore Fascination of Abomination 144 Though there were as many rumorists as there were journalists and old wives, one rumorist was preeminent among them.

2004 Windsor (Ontario) Star (Nexis) 18 May b1 Local rumourists once claimed Windsor was being considered for the Sprinter plant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumourist
释义	rumouristrumoristn. Brit. /ˈruːm(ə)rɪst/, U.S. /ˈrumərəst/ Forms: see rumour v. and -ist suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rumour n., -ist suffix; rumour v., -ist suffix. Etymology: Partly < rumour n. + -ist suffix, and partly < rumour v. + -ist suffix. Compare earlier rumourer n. Now rare (chiefly North American). A person who spreads rumours. ΚΠ 1822 R. Carlile in Republican 8 Nov. 738 I have no desire to become a political rumourist or political alarmist. 1887 Liverpool Mercury 19 Oct. 5 The Cabinet council which the rumourists with one accord had fixed for Thursday. 1963 R. Whittemore Fascination of Abomination 144 Though there were as many rumorists as there were journalists and old wives, one rumorist was preeminent among them. 2004 Windsor (Ontario) Star (Nexis) 18 May b1 Local rumourists once claimed Windsor was being considered for the Sprinter plant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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