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taleteller

taleteller noun: a person who tells tales.

Noun

taleteller (plural taletellers)

  1. A person who tells tales.
    • There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[The First Sermon]”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562...
    • Different tale-tellers describe the actual meeting in different ways, but the gist is that at that moment, Vicki was discovered.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 296

Forms of taleteller

pluraltaletellers
alternative formtale-teller

Origin of taleteller

From Middle English taleteller, tale tellere; equivalent to tale + teller.

Questions about taleteller

What does taleteller mean?
Taleteller means a person who tells tales.
What part of speech is taleteller?
Taleteller is a noun.
What is the plural of taleteller?
The plural of taleteller is taletellers.

Words near taleteller in the dictionary

  1. tales
  2. tales of woe
  3. talesim
  4. talesman
  5. talesmen
  6. taleteller
  7. taletellers
  8. taletelling
  9. taletellings
  10. taletrectinib
  11. talewort

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