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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | rumour, from Latin rumor |
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ru‧mour British English ; rumor American English
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1 information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true Where did the rumour start?
Where did the rumour start? a rumour spreads/goes around A malicious rumour went round that Philip had something to do with the murder.
A malicious rumour went round that Philip had something to do with the murder.2 the people, considered as a group, who discuss something and pass rumours to each other : His name has come up in the rumour mill as a possible director for the project.
the rumour mill
His name has come up in the rumour mill as a possible director for the project.