taler

noun2

1. •
   (historical) A Germanic unit of currency used between the 15th and 19th centuries.
2. •
   (no longer used) A talker; a teller

   • Earth writes from the point of view of " 'Baylor' the Taler of Behler the Failer" who tells Scheherazade's story (to Death, her "familiar stranger") of Somebody's last voyage. — 2000