tat·tler (t t l r)n. 1. One who tattles. 2. Any of several shore birds related to and resembling the sandpipers, especially one of the genus Heteroscelus that is noted for its loud cry. |
tattler [ˈtætlə]
n
1. a person who tattles; gossip
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several sandpipers of the genus Heteroscelus, such as H. incanus (Polynesian tattler), of Pacific coastal regions
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tattler - someone who gossips indiscreetly gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others |
| 2. | tattler - any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers Heteroscelus incanus, Polynesian tattler - tattler of Pacific coastal regions Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, willet - large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts |
Translations
tattler [ˈtætləʳ] N (= chatterbox) → charlatán/ana m/f; (= gossip) → chismoso/a m/f
tattler
n → Klatschmaul nt (pej sl), → Klatschbase f (inf)
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