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Noun: tattler  tat-lu(r) or ta-t(u)l-u(r)
  1. Someone who gossips indiscreetly
    "The office tattler spread rumours about the upcoming merger";
    - tattletale [US], taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth [informal], blabber [informal]
     
  2. 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