tattler

n. 说闲话的人, 饶舌, 说长道短的人

发音

US /ˈtætl̩ɚ/
US /ˈtætlɚ/
UK /ˈtætl̩ə/
UK /ˈtætlə/

词形变化

tattlers 复数 tattlers

别名

tatler

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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!

  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

    A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

telltale blabbermouth tattletale talebearer taleteller

上位词 7

gossip gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger rumormonger rumourmonger sandpiper

下位词 1

willet

相关短语

grey-tailed tattler

词源

From tattle + -er.

来源：wiktionary