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talebearer

[ teyl-bair-er ]

/ ˈteɪlˌbɛər ər /

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noun

a person who spreads gossip, secrets, etc., that may cause trouble or harm.

Origin of talebearer

First recorded in 1470–80; tale + bearer

OTHER WORDS FROM talebearer

tale·bear·ing, adjective, noun

Words nearby talebearer

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Example sentences from the Web for talebearer

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people.

The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II) |Walter M. Chandler
The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various
If any one threatened to tell, the two, sinking their private heat, would immediately band together against the talebearer.

This Freedom |A. S. M. Hutchinson
Nobody could call him a detractor or a backbiter or a talebearer or a liar.

Bunyan Characters |Alexander Whyte

May we never suffer a tale to pass our lips; and let us never stand to hearken to a talebearer.

Notes on the Book of Leviticus |C. H. Mackintosh