talebearer

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tale=bear=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

talebearer, n. 

 One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.  [1913 Webster]
"Spies and talebearers, encouraged by her father, did their best to inflame her resentment."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

talebearer, n. a person who maliciously gossips or reveals secrets.

Derivative

talebearing n. & adj.

THESAURUS

talebearer

a tale-bearing animal, betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer, blabbermouth, busybody, canary, delator, fink, gossip, gossip columnist, gossiper, gossipmonger, informer, narc, nark, newsmonger, newspaperman, peacher, quidnunc, rat, reporter, rumormonger, scandalmonger, sieve, sneak, snitch, snitcher, spy, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, tabby, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, tipster, tittle-tattler, troublemaker, whistle-blower, yenta

ROGET THESAURUS

talebearer

News

N news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence, tidings, word, advice, aviso, message, dispatch, despatch, telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy, report, rumor, hearsay, on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame, talk, oui dire, scandal, eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle, canard, topic of the day, idea afloat, bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings, flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut, narrator, newsmonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry, newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), United Press International, UPI, Associated Press, AP, The Dow Jones News Service, DJ, The New York Times News Service, NYT, Reuters, TASS, The Nikkei, newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man, many-tongued, rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported, rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress, live, on the spot, in person, as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless, airy tongues that syllable men's names, what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?.