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talebearer


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Talebearer  \Tale"bear`er\,  n. 
  One  who  officiously  tells  tales;  one  who  impertinently  or 
  maliciously  communicates  intelligence,  scandal,  etc.,  and 
  makes  mischief. 
 
  Spies  and  talebearers,  encouraged  by  her  father,  did 
  their  best  to  inflame  her  resentment.  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  talebearer 
  n  :  someone  who  gossips  indiscreetly  [syn:  {tattletale},  {taleteller}, 
  {telltale},  {blabbermouth}] 




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