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tattler

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tattler
a) 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!

b) A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.

A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day.


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  • tattler — noun болтун; сплетник Syn: see informer …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • tattler — 1> болтун, сплетник 2> уст. ручные часы с боем 3> зоол. кулик (Scolopacidae fam.) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Tattler — Tattler, s. Tatler …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tattler — Tat tler, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common American …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tattler — /tat leuhr/, n. 1. a person who tattles; telltale. 2. either of two shorebirds of the genus Heteroscelus, having a loud, whistling cry. 3. any of various related shorebirds having shrill cries, as the yellowlegs. 4. a small bass, Serranus phoebe …   Universalium

  • tattler — Yellowlegs Yel low*legs , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tattler — ˈtætlə сущ. болтун; сплетник болтун, сплетник (устаревшее) ручные часы с боем (зоология) кулик (Scolopacidae fam.) tattler болтун; сплетник …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • tattler — noun Date: 1550 1. tattletale 2. any of various slender long legged shorebirds (as the willet, yellowlegs, and redshank) of the sandpiper family with a loud and frequent call …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tattler — [ tætlə] 1) Общая лексика: болтун, крикун, крикунья, сплетник, ябеда, тараторка 2) Зоология: кулик (Scolopacidae fam.) 3) Устаревшее слово: ручные часы с боем 4) Сленг: будильник, ночной сторож …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь