yenta

noun

ˈyen-tə How to pronounce yenta (audio)
Definition of yentanext
as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others the couple's loud quarrel had the building's yentas yapping for a week

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Recent Examples of yenta Colleagues considered her a mentor, a yenta, a founding mother — always tough, and always true to herself. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025 Abzug is the pushy yenta of the Senate, a pragmatist willing to make concessions to secure male allies. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 This Tinder-esque development allows users to create separate profiles to pursue romantic connections, with Facebook acting as an algorithmic yenta. — Steven Levy, WIRED, 1 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yenta
  1. gossiper
  2. gossip
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • No one at that hospital called the gossip sites to tell them that Dolly Parton was being hospitalized.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of gossip

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“Yenta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yenta. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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