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talebearer

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1 a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others

statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs

Synonyms of talebearer

circulator, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, quidnunc, tale-teller, telltale, yenta

Words Related to talebearer

betrayer, blabbermouth, informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale

libeler, scandalmonger

2 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

Synonyms of talebearer

betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, informer, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower

Words Related to talebearer

blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker

snoop, snooper, spy

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