talebearer
[ teyl-bair-er ]
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noun
a person who spreads gossip, secrets, etc., that may cause trouble or harm.
Origin of talebearer
1Other words from talebearer
- talebearing, adjective, noun
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How to use talebearer in a sentence
Where no wood is there the fire goeth out; so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Spring Street | James H. RichardsonThese words were spoken in private; but some talebearer repeated them to the Commons.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIf any one threatened to tell, the two, sinking their private heat, would immediately band together against the talebearer.
This Freedom | A. S. M. HutchinsonWhen the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIf he did these things, was he not a "talebearer" within the meaning of the rule?
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II) | Walter M. Chandler
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