tattler

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• Tattler — Tat tler, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common American …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tattler — can refer to:*Tattler, a person who likes to gossip a lot *Tattler (student newspaper), the student newspaper of Ithaca High School in Ithaca, New York. *Tattler (bird), a shorebird *Tattler (newsletter), the Newsletter for the East Asian… …   Wikipedia

• Tattler — Tattler, s. Tatler …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• tattler — [tat′lər] n. 1. a person who tattles; gossip ☆ 2. a grayish brown sandpiper (Heteroscelus incanus) of the Pacific coastal region, known for its loud cry …   English World dictionary

• tattler — /tat leuhr/, n. 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 …   Universalium

• tattler — Yellowlegs Yel low*legs , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tattler — noun a) 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! b) A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc. A few truck… …   Wiktionary

• tattler — tattletale / tattler [n] person who gossips, tells rumors bigmouth*, blabberer, blabbermouth*, busybody, canary*, fat mouth*, fink*, gossip, informer, rat*, rumormonger, scandalmonger, snitch*, squealer*, stool pigeon*, talebearer, taleteller,… …   New thesaurus

• tattler —    Ūlili.     A tattler running on the beach, struck by a big sea, falls, he ūlili holoholo kahakai, pā i ke kai nui, hina (of weaklings) …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• tattler — tattle ► NOUN ▪ gossip; idle talk. ► VERB ▪ engage in tattle. DERIVATIVES tattler noun. ORIGIN Flemish tatelen, tateren …   English terms dictionary

• tattler — noun Date: 1550 1. tattletale 2. any of various slender long legged shorebirds (as the willet, yellowlegs, and redshank) of the sandpiper family with a loud and frequent call …   New Collegiate Dictionary