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tattletale

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She scolded another student for being a tattletale .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: tattler , taleteller , talebearer , telltale , blabbermouth ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. telltale, giveaway n. 1 One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often by a child seeking attention. 2 One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

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.