gossip columnist

NOUN

journalist detailing private lives

Synonyms

WEAK

gossipmonger reporter taleteller

Example Sentences

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Along the way, she chronicles it all like a gossip columnist for her 1.2 million Instagram followers and nearly half a million Substack subscribers under the name House Inhabit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In 1963, Karyn Kupcinet, an aspiring actor and the daughter of prominent Chicago gossip columnist Irv Kupcinet, was found dead in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

This season has been empowering overall for Coughlan's character, both as the anonymous gossip columnist Lady Whistledown and as a woman who's finally embraced her own unique physical beauty.

From Salon • May 17, 2024

Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky said he gave the nickname.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Walls started her career as a gossip columnist, and she still loves an outrageous crime scene and a good scandal.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023