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词汇 talebearer
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Definition of talebearer in English:

talebearer

noun ˈteɪlbɛːrəˈteɪlˌbɛrər
dated
  • A person who maliciously gossips or reveals secrets.

    〈旧〉散播谣言者;揭人隐私者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
    • Here were the hagglers and talebearers, the scrapmongers, the dealers in stray talk.
    • Talebearers have a habit of telling evil things only to those who will spread evil, not stop it.
    Synonyms
    tattletale

Derivatives

  • talebearing

  • noun & adjective ˈteɪlbɛːrɪŋˈteɪlˌbɛrɪŋ
    dated
    • He devotes five separate questions of the Summa Theologiae to ‘injuries inflicted by words’: reviling, backbiting, talebearing, derision, and cursing.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Very little open quarrelling ever took place amongst them; but backbiting and talebearing were universal.
      • Likewise, slandering, talebearing, exaggerated gossip and creating dissensions - all this gives rise to the filth of malice and ill will.
      • This is a fun game, but if you have ever been on the receiving end of talebearing, or gossip, you know it is not funny.
      • Students who enforce the system are not spying or talebearing; rather, they are performing the solemn duty of protecting their individual liberties and those of the student body.

Definition of talebearer in US English:

talebearer

nounˈteɪlˌbɛrərˈtālˌberər
dated
  • A person who maliciously gossips or reveals secrets.

    〈旧〉散播谣言者;揭人隐私者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here were the hagglers and talebearers, the scrapmongers, the dealers in stray talk.
    • A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
    • Talebearers have a habit of telling evil things only to those who will spread evil, not stop it.
    Synonyms
    tattletale
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