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“tale-bearer” in Latin
susurruswhisper; murmurdēlātoraccuser, informer, informant, denouncercalumniorto depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate, blame unjustly, blackmail; to contrive tricks, intrigue; to accuse fa
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tale-bearer
susurro (ψιθυριστής, late; Sidon., Ep., 5, 7): delator (Tac); calumniator (Cic.); sycophants (Terentianus). To be a tale-bearer, delationes factitare: not to listen to tale-bearers, delatoribus aures non habere: lo listen to tale-bearers, delatoribus aures patefacere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tale-bearer?
- The usual Latin words for “tale-bearer” are susurrus, dēlātor, calumnior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.