Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taleteller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taleteller
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who tells tales.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Different tale-tellers describe the actual meeting in different ways, but the gist is that at that moment, Vicki was discovered."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: taleteller

Inflected Forms

taletellers (plural) tale-teller (alternative)

Synonyms

tattletale tattler talebearer telltale blabbermouth

Questions

What does taleteller mean?: A person who tells tales.
Where does taleteller come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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