as in gossiper
a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
the reasons for the couple's divorce aren't terribly juicy, but they will be by the time the tale-tellers are through
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Recent Examples of tale-teller
And a tale-teller was a servant hired to put people to sleep by talking a load of rubbish to them.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-teller
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rooftops, crimes, love affairs, gossip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Pay attention to jealousy around ideas, attention, gossip or who gets the last word.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Noun
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According to prosecutors, the officers went to a home with an informant to make a firearms purchase.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Fagan and Edwards proceeded to draw and point their own firearms at the officers and the informant.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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