Meaning of TATTLER
Pronunciation: | | 'tatlur
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- [n] any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
- [n] someone who gossips indiscreetly
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| Synonyms: | | blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattletale, telltale |
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| See Also: | | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, gossip, gossiper, Heteroscelus incanus, newsmonger, Polynesian tattler, rumormonger, rumourmonger, sandpiper, willet | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large,
long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.
Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or
lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler
({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or
willet. The first two are called also {telltale},
{telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs},
{yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}
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