tale-teller

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. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-teller
Noun
  • Costco members on a Reddit page devoted to Costco gossip also sounded off about the new drink.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The 78th Tony Awards are here, celebrating the best Broadway has to offer.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Another informant said Linda hit Todd over the head with a blunt object.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 May 2025
  • The federal investigation of the NDP also raised concerns, involving payments to informants that strengthened a violent splinter group.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Tale-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-teller. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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