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talebearer

noun

ˈtāl-ˌber-ər

Definition of talebearer

as in gossiper

a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs

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as in informant

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the teacher told him not to be such a talebearer, as she was quite capable of detecting student misbehavior on her own

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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

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Diiorio tried to pay a confidential informant to kill her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his then 19-year-old daughter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey first reported in April 2025.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Among the cooperating witnesses expected to testify is Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration informant who did not testify in the first trial.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of informant

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Anita shrugged as if the conversation was nothing more than gossip between friends.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
According to Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, that’s still up in the air, particularly because the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seemed to have adopted a strategy of publicly challenging Palace statements, according to the gossip journalist.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of gossip

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Dollywood thus became our Disneyland — from the Tennessee Tornado to the Wild Eagle to the Mystery Mine with the dead canary collapsing before the big drop.

— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Interspersed throughout the myriad activations of Monterey Car Week is the most important facet for the collector community, and that’s the array of auctions that serve as either an optimistic barometer reading or an ailing canary in the coal mine.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026

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