Taleteller
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who tells tales.
"There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes."
- 2 someone who gossips indiscreetly wordnet
Example
More examples"There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes."
Etymology
From Middle English taleteller, tale tellere; equivalent to tale + teller.
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