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One who gives things away
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tattletale
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: tattler , taleteller , talebearer , telltale , blabbermouth ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A tattletale is someone who reports others' wrongdoings. Tattletale or variant, may also refer to: Tattletales , an American game show Tattle Tale , an American folk punk rock group The Tattle-Tales , a power pop music group Tattletale, an alias of the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1880, from tattle + tale . Probably patterned on telltale (1540s). A 16c. word for "tattle-tale" was pickthank .
Usage examples of tattletale.
There was no reason for Cedric to speak of me to Jacques, even if it were the done thing for a trombonist to play tattletale to the concertmaster, which I assure you Jacques-Marie Houdon would not permit.
She's right, it's one of the tattletales - losing twenty pounds just like that is like when the miners' canary drops dead in his cage.