talebearer

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talebearer

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From Middle English taleberer; equivalent to tale + bearer.

noun talebearers · tale bearer · tale-bearer

An indiscreet person who spreads gossip or blame. "To speak the truth when my lady commands me," answered the prudential major-domo, "is in some measure my duty, Mistress Lilias; always providing for and excepting those cases in which it cannot be spoken without breeding mischief and inconvenience to myself or my fellow-servants; for the tongue of
Similar: blabbermouth, gossip, rumormonger, telltale

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noun an indiscreet person who spreads gossip

Español	correveidile

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@misc{talebearer_2026,
  title = {talebearer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talebearer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}