TA'LEBEARER, noun [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. Proverbs 26:20.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI