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.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-teller
Noun
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Lifestyle can cover everything from dating, drama, entertainment, gossip, fashion, style, and cultural commentary to reaction videos and hotel reviews.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The Gilded Age returns to HBO and Max this Sunday, kicking off season three at 9:00 pm ET/PT.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The documents show that RFK was a voluntary informant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Defense lawyers raised concerns about the informant during the trial, but the judge allowed proceedings to continue, finding no wrongdoing by prosecutors.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
10 June 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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