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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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These punteros, as they’re called, have for years worked as low-level informants for the cartel.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
The case was expanded to investigate possible tax charges in 2019 under Attorney General Bill Barr, with the focus shifting to the SPLC's bank accounts and its payments to informants.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of informant

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That was the evening Hilton, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a celebrity gossip blogger, appeared to engage in self-harm during a livestream.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Lavandeira also defended her brother, who in the early aughts burst onto the internet’s celebrity culture and gossip scene with shocking headlines and often lewd doodles over celeb images.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gossip

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Kevin Tubbs grew up in a comfortable suburb outside Omaha, Nebraska, in a canary-yellow ranch house filled with dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Carolina Jessamine This vine with sweet-scented, canary-yellow flowers in the spring is native to the southern United States.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 July 2026

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