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talebearers

noun

plural of talebearer

as in gossipers

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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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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Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of gossipers

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The informants allegedly met with Bowie on Wednesday and provided her with an inert explosive device and an inert handgun along with instructions on how to detonate the explosive, the complaint said.

— Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors allege that the SPLC secretly paid members of those groups to act as confidential informants without telling donors.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of informants

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Group chats have—rightfully—earned a reputation as containers for gossips or for the airing of grievances that someone might not want to fully offer out loud to the public, and mine are not absent those things, from time to time.

— Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Definition of gossips

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The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026
These living materials could also serve as canaries in the coal mine for water safety, glowing brighter or dimming in the presence of specific toxins.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

Definition of canaries

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The Cubs are led by experienced players, baseball gym rats who enjoy digging into the game’s little details and discussing the finer points of their craft.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
In its complaint, the real-estate firm points out that Urban Zen’s own lawsuit from June, alleging that rats are nesting in the cavities and holes of its Federal-style building from 1828, is evidence against them.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026

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