talebearers
Those who blab
Talebearers are people who spread gossip or reveal secrets, often maliciously.
The word carries biblical and literary overtones, suggesting someone who stirs up trouble by carrying stories from one person to another: The talebearer sowed discord among neighbors.
Less common than gossip or tattletale in contemporary speech.
People spreading unverified talk
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
- scandalmongersSpreaders of malicious rumors
- whisperersPeople speaking inaudibly soft
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
blabbermouths · tattletales · snitches · informers · chatterers · newsmongers · yentas · telltales
People providing secret intelligence
- snitchesThose who betray confidences
- backstabbersThose who deceive allies
- traitorsThose who commit disloyalty
- turncoatsThose who betray loyalties
rats · squealer · Judas · betrayers · double-crossers · whistleblowers · leakers · tipsters
Those who defame others
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
- discordLack of agreement
- ProverbsBiblical book of aphorisms
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
sin · malice · troublemakers · false witnesses · backbiters · whisperers · ungodly · transgressors
gossipmongers
People spreading unverified talk
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
- scandalmongersSpreaders of malicious rumors
- whisperersPeople speaking inaudibly soft
busybodies · blabbermouths · tattletales · snitches · informers · chatterers · newsmongers · yentas · telltales · loose lips
informants
People providing secret intelligence
- snitchesThose who betray confidences
- backstabbersThose who deceive allies
- traitorsThose who commit disloyalty
turncoats · rats · squealer · Judas · betrayers · double-crossers · whistleblowers · leakers · tipsters · collaborators
slanderers
Those who defame others
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
- discordLack of agreement
- ProverbsBiblical book of aphorisms
wickedness · sin · malice · troublemakers · false witnesses · backbiters · whisperers · ungodly · transgressors · deceivers
talebearerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
harmonizers · uniters · mediators · bridge-builders · protectors