Thesaurus: tattler

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1. n. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
2. n. Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
3. n. someone who gossips indiscreetly
4. n. any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
5. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor. 2. (Zoöl.) 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.
6. Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipersbelonging to the genus Totanus.
7. n. any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry