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Definition of Tattler

1. Noun. Someone who gossips indiscreetly.

2. Noun. Any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry.

Definition of Tattler

1. n. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.

Definition of Tattler

1. Noun. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale. ¹

2. Noun. Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus ''Heteroscelus'' (''Tringa'' in some taxonomies). ¹

3. Noun. A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tattler

1. one that tattles [n -S] - See also: tattles

Medical Definition of Tattler

1. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. 2. 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 (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 Synonym: telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tattler

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Literary usage of Tattler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"tattler, the proper name of the wading birds of the snipe family, of the division to- ... The tell-tale tattler or greater yellow-legs (gambetta ..."

2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The Portuguese plundered it in 1555, and the British established a factory there in 1758. tattler, the proper name of the wading birds of the snipe family, ..."

3. The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the Exception of His by Joseph Addison, Thomas Tickell (1811)
"... THE tattler. No. 20.—THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1709. J. HOUGH the theatre is now breaking, it is allowed still to sell animals there ; therefore, if any lady or ..."

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