panicmonger means A person who spreads panic among others, a fearmonger, a scaremonger. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “panicmonger” is a great word
PANICMONGER — [Noun] A person who spreads or incites widespread and often irrational fear or panic among others. From panic (a sudden, overwhelming fear) + monger (a dealer or trader in a specified commodity). First attested in 1845. Unlike an alarmist, who may exaggerate a genuine danger, or a messenger, a neutral bearer of news, the panicmonger is a merchant whose sole currency is dread. He is the frantic voice on the airwaves turning a distant threat into an imminent invasion, the grainy, unverified image that empties market shelves by noon, the rumor in a crowded square that transmutes uncertainty into stampede—a grim testament to the human capacity to build a market from the thin air of anxiety.
Etymology
From panic + monger.
noun
- A person who spreads panic among others, a fearmonger, a scaremonger.