whisperer

Meaning

1. Someone who whispers.
2. Someone who tells secrets; a gossip.
3. Someone who is skilled in taming or training a certain kind of animal, using gentle vocal commands and body language as opposed to physical contact. See horse whisperer.
4. (broadly, figuratively) Someone who has an uncanny ability to control or manipulate a certain thing or person; an expert or guru in a particular field or subject

Synonyms

gossip

prompter

taleteller

Translations

sussurratore

chuchoteur

maldicente

Flüsternde

ψιθυριστής

الهامس

chuchoteuse

murmurador

Etymology

From whisper + -er. The extended senses were popularized by the film The Horse Whisperer (1998).