Tattletale synonyms

tăt'l-tāl'

An informer, usually one who betrays his group.

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A person who mixes into other people's affairs; meddler or gossip

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(Slang) A stool pigeon.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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(Slang) A woman who is a gossip or busybody

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One who gives incriminating information about others

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One who, privy to the commission of a crime, confidentially communicates with the police or other governmental entity about it.

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A person who habitually makes trouble for others; esp., one who incites others to quarrel, rebel, etc.

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Any of numerous long-tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and Cricetidae) resembling, but larger than, the mouse: rats are very destructive pests and carriers of highly contagious diseases, as bubonic plague and typhus

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A person who gives a tip, as to the police

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Trivial, chatty talk or writing.

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bigmouth

(Slang) A loudmouthed or gossipy person.

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A pigeon used as a decoy.

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Providing knowledge, as about a person's life, that was previously unknown or considered intimate:

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Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).

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Talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious

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ratfink

A person regarded as contemptible, obnoxious, or otherwise undesirable.

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A person who gossips.

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(Chiefly US, slang) Someone who betrays a trust.

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A person who tells tales

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Prone to gossip.

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One who spreads rumors.

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One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority:

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An incessant or indiscreet talker.

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One who spreads malicious stories or gossip.

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Something that indicates or reveals information; a sign.

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One who gossips.

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A person who gossips maliciously and spreads scandal

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(Informal) A person, esp. a trainer, regarded as having a special rapport with (a specified type of animal)

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A person who gives, or serves as a source of, information

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law (related)

The branch of knowledge dealing with such rules; jurisprudence

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knowledge (related)

The state or fact of knowing:

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talkative (related)

Talking, or fond of talking, a great deal; loquacious

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A domestic cat, especially a female.

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A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others

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Find another word for tattletale. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tattletale, like: snitch, busybody, blabbermouth, stoolie, squealer, yenta, snitcher, informer, troublemaker, rat and tipster.