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tattler

[tat-ler]

noun

  1. a person who tattles; telltale.

  2. either of two shorebirds of the genus Heteroscelus, having a loud, whistling cry.

  3. any of various related shorebirds having shrill cries, as the yellowlegs.

  4. a small bass, Serranus phoebe, of the West Indies and Florida.



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noun

  1. a person who tattles; gossip

  2. any of several sandpipers of the genus Heteroscelus, such as H. incanus ( Polynesian tattler ), of Pacific coastal regions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tattler1

First recorded in 1540–50; tattle + -er 1
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Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner, hired him to replace a British editor who had turned it from a brash, tough-guy paper into a tattler of celebrity gossip and supermarket tabloid stunts to compete with The Post.

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There is nothing worse than a tattler, so I keep my mouth shut.

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RUDY: Cousin Michael’s been a known liar and a tattler for years.

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I wonder if they're in love and the tattlers and scandal sheets are wrong about his countless mistresses and affairs.

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The numbers in species such as the gray-tailed tattler that don’t rely heavily on the mudflats remained about stable over that time, they discovered.

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