talebearing

tale·bear·er

 (tāl′bâr′ər)

n.

One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.

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tale′bear′ing adj. & n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

talebearing - prone to communicate confidential information tattling, blabbermouthed, leaky communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray

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talebearing

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:

gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, tattle, tittle-tattle, word.

Slang: scuttlebutt.

adjective

Inclined to gossip:

blabby, gossipy, taletelling.

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