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.

ˈtattler

/ ˈtætlə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tattler¹

First recorded in 1540–50; tattle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

That the child should be abject and agonized before the grim, cynical tattler of Whisper Cove!

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The next morning Mr. Belcher was up early in order to get his "Tattler" as soon as it was dropped at his door.

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A copy of the 'Tattler' lay on the table, which bore unmistakable evidences of having been spitefully crushed in the hand.

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From what office this tattler came he did not know; but it was evident that Bradish was cognizant of the trick.

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"What a silly tattler I am to tell such shocking things to that poor sick child," she said to herself, with lively compunction.

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