" talebearer "

1: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others;

  * e.g., " ... statehouse talebearers had long spread stories about the governor's extramarital affairs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  circulator,

•  gossip,

•  gossiper,

•  gossipmonger,

•  newsmonger,

•  quidnunc,

•  tale-teller,

•  telltale,

•  yenta

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing;

  * e.g., " ... the teacher told him not to be such a talebearer, as she was quite capable of detecting student misbehavior on her own "

•  Synonyms : 

•  betrayer,

•  canary,

•  deep throat,

•  fink,

•  informant,

•  informer,

•  nark,

•  rat,

•  rat fink,

•  snitch,

•  snitcher,

•  squealer,

•  stool pigeon,

•  stoolie,

•  tattler,

•  tattletale,

•  telltale

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)