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English
Etymology
From shit + monger.
Noun
shitmonger (plural shitmongers)
- (vulgar, derogatory) A person who peddles in worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip (for the love of attention, drama, scandal, or the money that can come from those).
- Hyponyms: (in journalism and publishing) sensation-monger; muckraker
- Near-synonym: shit-stirrer