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Tattler
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What's The Definition Of Tattler?
[n] any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
[n] someone who gossips indiscreetly Synonyms | Synonyms for Tattler: blabbermouth | talebearer | taleteller | tattletale | telltale Related Terms | Find terms related to Tattler: See Also | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | gossip | gossiper | Heteroscelus incanus | newsmonger | Polynesian tattler | rumormonger | rumourmonger | sandpiper | willet Tattler In Webster's Dictionary \Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.}
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