tale-teller

as in gossiper
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

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Recent Examples of tale-teller And a tale-teller was a servant hired to put people to sleep by talking a load of rubbish to them. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-teller
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The famous wit adds a lot to a story that’s partly an earnest tango with grief, and partly an act of gossip.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lack of transparency from management Lack of transparency from managers and higher-ups often leads to mistrust, speculation and gossip.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But an unnamed police informant told other police from Prince George’s County, Maryland that Abrego Garcia was tied to MS-13.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But being an informant implies some formal connection and ongoing relationship with the FBI.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • The Nazis set up secret squads in the camps to conduct beatings and killings of prisoners thought to be too friendly with U.S. officials or were accused of being informers.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025

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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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