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Webster 1913 Edition

Talebearer

Tale′bearˊer

(tāl′bârˊẽr)
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Noun.
One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.
Spies and
talebearers
, encouraged by her father, did their best to inflame her resentment.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Talebearer

TA'LEBEARER

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Noun.
[tale and bear.] A person who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently communicates intelligence or anecdotes, and makes mischief in society by his officiousness.
Where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Prov.26.

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