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talebearers

talebearers is the plural of talebearer.

Meaning of talebearer

Noun

talebearer (plural talebearers)

  1. An indiscreet person who spreads gossip or blame.
    • "To speak the truth when my lady commands me," answered the prudential major-domo, "is in some measure my duty, Mistress Lilias; always providing for and excepting those cases in which it cannot be spoken without breeding mischief and inconvenience to myself or my fellow-servants; for the tongue of...1820, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 4, in The Abbot

Questions about talebearers

What is talebearers the plural of?
Talebearers is the plural of talebearer.

Words near talebearers in the dictionary

  1. taleae
  2. Taleb
  3. Taleban
  4. talebear
  5. talebearer
  6. talebearers
  7. talebearing
  8. talebearings
  9. talebook
  10. talebooks
  11. talecarrier

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