talebearer
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tale·bear·er
(tāl′bâr′ər)n.
One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.
tale′bear′ing adj. & n.
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talebearer
(ˈteɪlˌbɛərə)n
someone who gossips in an indiscreet manner
ˈtaleˌbearing n
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tale•bear•er
(ˈteɪlˌbɛər ər)n.
a person who spreads gossip.
[1470–80]
tale′bear`ing, adj., n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others |
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talebearer
nounA person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:
blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer.
Slang: yenta.
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talebearer
[ˈteɪlˌbɛərəʳ] N → soplón/ona m/f, chismoso/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005