tattler

American  

[tat-ler] / ˈtæt lər /

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.

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tattler British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of tattler

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

Example Sentences

Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner, hired him to replace a British editor who had turned it from a brash, tough-guy paper into a tattler of celebrity gossip and supermarket tabloid stunts to compete with The Post.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2020

In that sense, Tabloid is like an episode of Jerry Springer or Maury, except that the tattler on-camera is not confronted halfway through the show by her adversary.

From Time • Jul. 14, 2011

"At least one tattler in the Carter tribe," wrote McClellan, "has described listening in to the tape itself."

From Time Magazine Archive

It remained for the nation's No. i tattler, Friend Winchell, to reveal Policeman Hoover's only romance.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's the smile from every single portrait, painting, newspaper, tattler, and scandal sheet.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton