tattler

Meanings

Plural: tattlers

Noun

• someone who gossips indiscreetly
• any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
• One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
• Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
• A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.

Synonyms

abaddon, accuser, beefer, bewrayer, bigmouth, blabber, blabbermouth, blabtale, blabtongue, canary, CI, finger, fink, fizgig, gossip, grass, informant, informer, jurat, leak, mole, narc, nark, nonce, outer, peacher, quisling, rat, ratfink, rooster, sneak, snitch, snout, squealer, state's evidence, stooge, stool pigeon, stoolie, supergrass, sycophant, tachograph, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale, telltale tit, tout, whistleblower