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tale-teller

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tale-teller

a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others

  • the reasons for the couple's divorce aren't terribly juicy, but they will be by the time the tale-tellers are through
Synonyms of tale-teller

circulator, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, quidnunc, talebearer, telltale, yenta
Words Related to tale-teller

betrayer, blabbermouth, informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale

libeler, scandalmonger

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