Unknown East Ender’s assistant, one emitting shrill cries

• One making shrill barks
• Many a toy
• Shrill barker
• Pup, at times
• Pomeranian, for one
• Noisy pooch
• Modern restaurant critic
• Distressed dog, for example

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tattler \Tat"tler\, n. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. --Jer. Taylor. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus . Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, ...