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n. - Someone who gossips indiscreetly.

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Usage examples (35)
  • 8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  • 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  • That is what the partial talebearer does but in a more dangerous and less humorous way.
  • Proverbs tells us that a talebearer reveals secrets, but a trustworthy man conceals them.
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