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gossiper vs yenta

yenta vs gossiper

gossiper and yenta both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gossiper Yes No No No
yenta Yes No No No
As nouns, yenta is a hyponym of gossiper; that is, yenta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gossiper:
  • gossiper: a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
  • yenta: (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
Other hyponyms of gossiper include cat, scandalmonger, blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale.
gossiper (noun) yenta (noun)
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
Difference between gossiper and yenta

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