tattler
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈtætlər/
- Offensive
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- Everyone at the office knows that he is a notorious tattler who can't keep a secret.
Examples
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The local tattler always has the juiciest gossip about the neighbors.
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As a tattler, she frequently shares personal stories that others would prefer to keep private.
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I work for the National Tattler.
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The Tattler is not fond of social media.
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From time to time, people get in touch with me hoping to place an ad with The Tattler.
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We know this guy reads the Tattler.
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The Tattler is always moderated.
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I covered the Lecter case for the Tattler.
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Because if there is one thing we believe in at The Tattler, it is that the works of our public officials need to be fully transparent and on view for all to see.
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The Sierra Madre Tattler is not linked to any social media sites.
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Synonyms
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4.8
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
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2.2
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
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6.3
A person who breaks someone's trust by revealing secrets
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7.3
A person who secretly gives private information to people who should not have it
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7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
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6.9
A person, usually a child, who tells an adult about others' bad behavior to get them in trouble
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8.1
A person who tells the police about other people's crimes
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7.9
A person who tells secrets to the police or other people in power
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5.7
A person who talks too much or cannot keep secrets
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2.8
A person who often talks about other people's private lives and spreads rumors
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7.7
A person who talks too much and tells secrets
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8.4
A person who often tells private stories about other people
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9.9
A person who spreads gossip or secrets to hurt others
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8.3
A person who spreads private or untrue stories about others
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6.8
A person, often a child, who reports other people's secrets to an adult
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
A person who often spreads gossip or private news about others
A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person, often young, who gossips and says rude things about others
Antonyms
Compounds
How Gossipy
- Offensive
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7.5
- Offensive
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8.1
- Offensive
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2.8
- Informal
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tattler (person) comes from the verb tattle and the word tale, both linked to 'story' or 'telling', so a helpful way to remember it is someone who tells others' stories. That's why a tattler is a person who reveals secrets or spreads gossip.