tattler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtætlɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈtætl̩ɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtætl̩ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtætlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From tattle + -er.
Meanings
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One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
My sister is a big tattler; she always tells Mommy when I hit her!
- Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
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A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.
Electronic monitors (black box, tattlers) help to define the actions of the driver during normal and emergent operation of the EMS unit.
2002, National Association of EMS Physicians, Prehospital Systems and Medical Oversight, page 270:A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day.
1960, Edward Hogland, The circle home:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tattlers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grey-tailed tattler · tittle-tattler
Synonyms
bewrayer · blabtale · finger · canary · whistleblower · mole · rat · tachograph · stoolie · blabtongue · accuser · grass · sycophant · ratfink · narc · informant · telltale · stool pigeon · CI · beefer · blabber · informant · peacher · jurat · tattletale · abaddon · informer · tattler · narc · telltale tit · leak · gossip · nark · fizgig · outer · tout · sneak · snitch · squealer · supergrass · nonce · stooge · rooster · bigmouth · fink · tattletale · state's evidence · snout · stool pigeon · quisling
Translations (25)
it chiacchierone (one who tattles) · eo stukaĉo (one who tattles) · pl papla (one who tattles) · it totano (bird of the genus Heteroscelus) · sv skvallerbytta (one who tattles) · tr ispiyoncu (one who tattles) · ru доно́счик (one who tattles) · de Verpfeifer (one who tattles) · de Anschwärzer (one who tattles) · la gestor (one who tattles) · ru стука́ч (one who tattles) · fi kantelupukki (one who tattles) · fi viklo (bird of the genus Heteroscelus) · it tachimetro (device that records mileage, speed etc.) · de Verpetzer (one who tattles) · fi ajopiirturi (device that records mileage, speed etc.) · de Petzer (one who tattles) · pdt Pludadoos (one who tattles) · fi kantelija (one who tattles) · fi juorukello (one who tattles) · fi harmaaviklo (bird of the genus Heteroscelus) · ru я́беда (one who tattles) · pl kapuś (one who tattles) · de Petze (one who tattles) · tr gammaz (one who tattles)