tale-teller

noun

ˈtāl-ˌte-lər How to pronounce tale-teller (audio)
Definition of tale-tellernext
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
  1. gossiper
  2. gossip
  3. informant
  4. informer
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
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • Perhaps an excited friend lets on about a surprise party, or a co-worker dishes up some unseemly office gossip.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Dale Dickey, who plays the town gossip, was a no-brainer addition.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • Dupree said Davis was signed up as a confidential informant in March 2009.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To pursue Combs’ alleged involvement, Davis was brought in as a confidential informant and flown to New York to meet a man who was supposed to deliver the payment.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer

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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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