Word Meanings - TATTLER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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 , the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs , the solitary tattler , and

Additional info about word: TATTLER

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 , the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs , the solitary tattler , and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper. (more info) 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of TATTLER)

• Babbler
• Blab
• chatterbox
• gossip
• tattler
• telltale

Related words: (words related to TATTLER)

• GOSSIPRY
  1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy. Bale. 2. Idle talk; gossip. Mrs. Browning.
• BABBLER
  A name given to any one of family of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note. (more info) 1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. L'Estrange. 2. A hound too noisy on
• TELLTALE
  Telling tales; babbling. "The telltale heart." Poe.
• BABBLERY
  Babble. Sir T. More
• GOSSIPY
  Full of, or given to, gossip.
• GOSSIPER
  One given to gossip. Beaconsfield.
• TATTLER
  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 , the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs , the solitary tattler , and
• GOSSIPREDE
  The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
• GOSSIP
  baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS. godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe, Goth. sibja, and also to 1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother. Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip, in her place
• TATTLERY
  Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.