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tattler
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tat·tler  (ttlr)
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
Noun1.tattlertattler - 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
nKlatschmaul nt (pej sl), → Klatschbase f (inf)


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