Taleteller

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    someone who gossips indiscreetly wordnet

Example

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"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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