Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TALE-BEAR-ER
TALE-BEAR-ER, n. [tale and bear.]
A person who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently communicates intelligence or anecdotes, and makes mischief in society by his officiousness. Where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Prov. xxvi.
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