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talebearer

/teyl-bair-er/US // ˈteɪlˌbɛər ər //

传话者,传话人,吹牛者,传声筒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who spreads gossip, secrets, etc., that may cause trouble or harm.

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Examples

  • Where no wood is there the fire goeth out; so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

  • These words were spoken in private; but some talebearer repeated them to the Commons.

  • If any one threatened to tell, the two, sinking their private heat, would immediately band together against the talebearer.

  • When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.

  • If he did these things, was he not a "talebearer" within the meaning of the rule?