noun
Meaning 1
An indiscreet person who spreads gossip or blame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
talebearer
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who gossips indiscreetly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tattletale, tattler, taleteller, telltale, blabbermouth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger
History
Etymology
From Middle English taleberer; equivalent to tale + bearer.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: клюкар (kljukar) — an indiscreet person who spreads gossip
- Latin: gestor — an indiscreet person who spreads gossip
- Spanish: correveidile — an indiscreet person who spreads gossip