taleteller

[ teyl-tel-er ]

noun

1. a telltale; talebearer.
2. a person who tells falsehoods.
3. a person who tells tales tale or stories; narrator.

Other Words From

• taletelling adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of taleteller¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tale, teller

Example Sentences

He compares the variations each taleteller works on a traditional story to the improvisations of a jazz musician embellishing a familiar song.

From New York Times

All that was left of the great stronghold of the First Men were three towers . . . three where there had once been twenty, if the taletellers could be believed.

From Literature

Petersen ties the stories together as a bar contest, where the most successful taleteller gets his tab erased.

From Seattle Times

And essential to a taleteller who leaves us with one hopeful question: "Do you see?"

From Seattle Times

Thenceforth these gloomy taletellers come to an end.

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