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talebearer

noun

ˈtāl-ˌber-ər

Definition of talebearer

as in gossiper

a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs

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as in informant

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the teacher told him not to be such a talebearer, as she was quite capable of detecting student misbehavior on her own

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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

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In other words, the governor of the strategically important border state of Baja California was just caught on tape offering to become an FBI informant.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Over the past four seasons, Voit has gone from being a brutal murderer to a key informant for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of informant

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Taylor, a recovering addict, wasn’t drinking alcohol, the source told the gossip outlet, adding that the 47-year-old was in town to participate in a 5K to benefit local nonprofit Recovery Through Repetition at Boca Raton Innovation Campus park.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Federici believes society cannot view the devaluation of gossip as separate from the devaluation of women's life, actions and knowledge.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of gossip

Noun

Kevin Tubbs grew up in a comfortable suburb outside Omaha, Nebraska, in a canary-yellow ranch house filled with dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Carolina Jessamine This vine with sweet-scented, canary-yellow flowers in the spring is native to the southern United States.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 July 2026

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