A person who spreads rumours or gossip, esp. in a quiet and secretive manner; a tattler, a whisperer.
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| 释义 | society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer (35) rounderOE A person who spreads rumours or gossip, esp. in a quiet and secretive manner; a tattler, a whisperer. blabc1374 An open-mouthed person, one who has not sufficient control over his tongue; a revealer of secrets or of what ought to be kept private; a babbler… tale-teller1377 A talebearer; a tell-tale. Also figurative. clatterer1388 One who clatters; †a chatterer, babbler; tattler. tittlerc1400 A person who spreads rumours or gossip, esp. quietly and secretly; a tattler, a telltale. talebearer1478 One who officiously carries reports of private matters to gratify malice or idle curiosity. whisterer1519 = whisperer, n. whisperer1547 One who communicates something quietly or secretly; esp. a secret slanderer or tale-bearer. telltale1548 Chiefly British. A person who tells tales (see tale, n. 3c); a person (in later use esp. a child) who idly or maliciously discloses (esp… tattler1549 One who tattles; an idle talker, a chatterer; a gossip; a talebearer, telltale. clatterfart1552 A chatterer, babbler, blabber. tale-carrier1552 = talebearer, n. babbler?1555 A person who talks indiscreetly; a teller of secrets; a gossip, a blabber. gossip1566 A person, mostly a woman, of light and trifling character, esp. one who delights in idle talk; a newsmonger, a tattler. gossiper1568 One who gossips. carry-tale1577 A person who habitually spreads rumours or gossips; a telltale, a gossip. mumble-news1598 a talebearer. twitter1598 A person who censures, reproaches, or upbraids someone; cf. twit, v. 1. Also (English regional): a telltale; cf. twit, v. 2. buzzer1604 A private obtruder of tales. Obsolete. blob-talea1670 A tell-tale. gadabout1757 A person who gads about, going to many social events or travelling to many places for pleasure. Formerly also: †a gossip, a busybody (obsolete). Cf… tell-pie1771 a talebearer, a telltale (later also tell-pie-tit (cf. tell-tale-tit n. at telltale, n. adj.compounds); see also quot. 1876). circulator1792 One who circulates or puts about coin, news, reports, information, etc.; esp. in bad sense, a talebearer, scandal-monger. clype1825 Jamieson has ‘An ugly, ill-shaped fellow’. Now gen. Scottish in sense ‘a telltale’. windjammer1880 (a) U.S. a bugler, bandsman; (b) a sailing-vessel (obsolete exc. Historical); (c) U.S. a rumour-monger, a loquacious person; (d) = windcheater n.… tattle-tale1889 = telltale, n. 1. Occasionally attributive or as adj. (cf. telltale, adj. 2). panta1908 Irish English (northern). Talk, rumour. Also: a source of news or gossip; an entertaining person. clatfarta1930 A gossip; a telltale or windbag. Subcategories:— condition of (1) — collectively (2) — malicious (4) |
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