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单词 tale-tellers
释义

tale-teller

noun

tale-tell·​er ˈtāl-ˌte-lər How to pronounce tale-teller (audio)
1
: one who tells tales or stories
2
: talebearer
tale-telling
ˈtāl-ˌte-liŋ How to pronounce tale-teller (audio)
adjective or noun

Synonyms

  • circulator
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • gossipmonger
  • newsmonger
  • quidnunc
  • talebearer
  • telltale
  • yenta
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

tale-tellers

noun

plural of tale-teller
as in gossipers
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gossipers
  • gossips
  • informants
  • informers
  • gossipmongers
  • newsmongers
  • circulators
  • tattlers
  • squealers
  • tattletales
  • stool pigeons
  • scandalmongers
  • quidnuncs
  • yentas
  • talebearers
  • blabbermouths
  • snitchers
  • telltales
  • libelers
  • betrayers
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