taleteller

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English taleteller, tale tellere; equivalent to tale +‎ teller.

Noun

taleteller (plural taletellers)

  1. A person who tells tales.
    • 1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[The First Sermon]”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 5, recto:
      There hathe bene alate ſuche tales ſpreade abroade, and moſt vntruly, ſuch falſe taletellers ſhal haue a greuous puniſhement of the Lord whan he ſhall come to rewarde euerye one according vnto his deſertes.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 296:
      Different tale-tellers describe the actual meeting in different ways, but the gist is that at that moment, Vicki was discovered.
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