taleteller

taleteller
Synonyms and related words:
a tale-bearing animal, anecdotist, busybody, fableist, fabler, fabulist, fictionist, gossip, gossip columnist, gossiper, gossipmonger, mythmaker, mythopoet, narrator, newsmonger, newspaperman, novelettist, novelist, quidnunc, raconteur, reciter, recounter, relator, reporter, romancer, romancist, rumormonger, sagaman, scandalmonger, short-story writer, spinner of yarns, storier, storyteller, tabby, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, teller of tales, telltale, tittle-tattler, word painter, yarn spinner, yenta

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  • Taleteller — Tale tell er, n. One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taleteller — [tāl′tel΄ər] n. 1. STORYTELLER 2. TALEBEARER …   English World dictionary

  • taleteller — taletelling, adj., n. /tayl tel euhr/, n. 1. a telltale; talebearer. 2. a person who tells falsehoods. 3. a person who tells tales or stories; narrator. [1350 1400; ME; see TALE, TELLER] * * * …   Universalium

  • taleteller — noun A person who tells tales …   Wiktionary

  • taleteller — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whisperer. Slang: yenta.… …   English dictionary for students

  • taleteller — tale•tell•er [[t]ˈteɪlˌtɛl ər[/t]] n. 1) talebearer 2) a person who tells stories; narrator • Etymology: 1350–1400 tale′tell ing, adj. n …   From formal English to slang

  • taleteller — /ˈteɪltɛlə/ (say taylteluh) noun a tale bearer. –taletelling, adjective, noun …  

  • taleteller — n. 1 a person who tells stories. 2 a person who spreads malicious reports. * * * noun someone who gossips indiscreetly • Syn: ↑tattletale, ↑tattler, ↑talebearer, ↑telltale, ↑blabbermouth • Derivationally related forms: ↑telltale ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • blabbermouth — labbermouth n. someone who gossips indiscreetly. Syn: blabber, tattletale, taleteller, talebearer, telltale. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taletelling — See taleteller. * * * …   Universalium

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