Found 3 hits - Term: talebearer, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
talebearer \tale"bear`er\ t=al"b^ar`~er, n.
one who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or
maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and
makes mischief.
1913 webster
spies and talebearers, encouraged by her father, did
their best to inflame her resentment. --macaulay.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
talebearer
n : someone who gossips indiscreetly syn: tattletale, tattler,
taleteller, telltale, blabbermouth
see also:
tattletale tattler taleteller telltale blabbermouth
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
43 moby thesaurus words for "talebearer":
a tale-bearing animal, betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer,
blabbermouth, busybody, canary, delator, fink, gossip,
gossip columnist, gossiper, gossipmonger, informer, narc, nark,
newsmonger, newspaperman, peacher, quidnunc, rat, reporter,
rumormonger, scandalmonger, sieve, sneak, snitch, snitcher, spy,
squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, tabby, taleteller, tattler,
tattletale, telltale, tipster, tittle-tattler, troublemaker,
whistle-blower, yenta
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