Definitions for talebearerˈteɪlˌbɛər ər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tale•bear•erˈteɪlˌbɛər ər(n.)

  1. a person who spreads gossip.

Origin of talebearer:

1470–80

tale′bear`ing(adj.; n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth(noun)

    someone who gossips indiscreetly

Wiktionary

  1. talebearer(Noun)

    An indiscreet person who spreads gossip.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Talebearer(noun)

    one who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief


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