talebearer

Questions about talebearer

What does talebearer mean?

talebearer means "someone who gossips indiscreetly".

How many syllables are in talebearer?

talebearer has 5 syllables: ta-le-be-a-rer. The stress falls on "be".

What is another word for talebearer?

Close synonyms include tattletale, tattler, taleteller, telltale, blabbermouth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is talebearer a common word?

talebearer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.