| English Dictionary |
TALEBEARER
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does talebearer mean?
• TALEBEARER (noun)
The noun TALEBEARER has 1 sense:
1. someone who gossips indiscreetly
Familiarity information: TALEBEARER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who gossips indiscreetly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
blabbermouth; talebearer; taleteller; tattler; tattletale; telltale
Hypernyms ("talebearer" is a kind of...):
gossip; gossiper; gossipmonger; newsmonger; rumormonger; rumourmonger (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Hope for the best, expect the worst." (English proverb)
"Forest always has its jackal" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"You reap what you sow." (Arabic proverb)
"Cards play and gamblers brag." (Corsican proverb)
"Forest always has its jackal" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"You reap what you sow." (Arabic proverb)
"Cards play and gamblers brag." (Corsican proverb)