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/tˈætlər/ Listen

noun

Tattler n.

One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.

(Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus. Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (Totanus melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (Totanus flavipes), the solitary tattler (Totanus solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.

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"Tattler" Quotes from Famous Books

... That little tattler? A child that listens to everything and just told you ... He shouldn't be allowed in this part of the house. He ...

— The Return of Peter Grimm • David Belasco

... talk to Doctor Torvey so, sir," said he grimly; "he's the greatest tattler in the town. It was old Farmer Trebeck, who could buy and sell us all down here, who lent that money. Partly from good-will, but not without acknowledgment. He has my hand for the first, not worth much, and ...

— J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 • Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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— English Grammar in Familiar Lectures • Samuel Kirkham

... caught sight of her, he thrust his big frame into the doorway, blocking it. "There she is!" he declared hotly. "The tattler! The busybody! Hidin' books for a lazy kid! Helpin' him t' waste his time! She ...

— The Rich Little Poor Boy • Eleanor Gates