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talebearer
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of TALEBEARER
1
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others <statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs>
Synonyms circulator, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, quidnunc, talebearer, tale-teller, telltale, yenta
Related Words betrayer, blabbermouth, informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale; libeler, scandalmonger
2
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing <the teacher told him not to be such a talebearer, as she was quite capable of detecting student misbehavior on her own>
Synonyms betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower
Related Words collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier
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