Fearmonger


[skair-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈskɛərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/

noun
1.
a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
/ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə/
noun
1.
a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster
n.

also scare-monger, 1888, from scare (n.) + monger (n.).

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