Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "talebearer" [tale•bear•er]

  • One who spreads malicious stories or gossip. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "talebearer" in a sentence
  • "Busted Flush: 14 the words of a talebearer are as wounds - Melinda M. Snodgrass"
  • "The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly."
  • "Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am the LORD."