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 Synonyms for tale-teller
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
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Not to mention that everyone loves a good gossip session.
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But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
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Former Gambino mobster and government informant John Alite poses on a Queens street in 2013.
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Rogness is charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact and one count of tampering with a witness, victim or informant.
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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