Noun: tattler tat-lu(r) or ta-t(u)l-u(r)
- Someone who gossips indiscreetly
"The office tattler spread rumours about the upcoming merger";
- tattletale [US], taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth [informal], blabber [informal]
- Any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
"Birdwatchers listened for the distinctive call of the tattler"
Derived forms: tattlers
Type of: gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger [US], rumourmonger [Brit, Cdn], sandpiper
Encyclopedia: Tattler