scaremonger

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

noun

a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
Also called fear·mon·ger [feer-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/.

Origin of scaremonger

First recorded in 1885–90; scare + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM scaremonger

scare·mon·ger·ing, noun

British Dictionary definitions for scaremonger

scaremonger
/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

Derived forms of scaremonger

scaremongering, noun