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Webster 1913 Edition
Tattler
Tat′tler
,Noun.
1.
One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus
Totanus
. ☞ The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (
Totanus melanoleucus
), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (Totanus flavipes
), the solitary tattler (Totanus solitarius
), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale
, telltale spine
, telltale tattler
, yellowlegs
, yellowshanks
, and yelper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tattler
TAT'TLER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
tattler
tattler
English
Noun
tattler (plural tattlers)
- One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
- My sister is a big tattler; she always tells Mommy when I hit her!
- 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.
- 1960, Edward Hogland, The circle home
- A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day.
- 2002, National Association of EMS Physicians, Prehospital Systems and Medical Oversight (page 270)
- Electronic monitors (black box, tattlers) help to define the actions of the driver during normal and emergent operation of the EMS unit.
- 1960, Edward Hogland, The circle home
Usage notes
- The tattletale sense is generally applied only to children.
Synonyms
- (one who tattles): informant, narc, stool pigeon, tattletale
- See also Wikisaurus:informant
- (measuring device): tachograph
Translations
one who tattles
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device that records mileage, speed etc.
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