tattler

• Nom désignant une personne qui colporte des ragots ou divulgue indiscrètement des secrets, ou un oiseau de rivage du genre des chevaliers, connu pour son cri perçant et sifflant.

A noun referring to a person who gossips or reveals secrets indiscreetly, or to a type of shorebird known for its loud, whistling call.

1. Gossip or InformerB2informal

   A person who habitually reveals private or secret information about others, often in a malicious or indiscreet way.

   Rapporteur, commère

   • The office tattler told everyone about the boss's private conversation.
   • She was known as the neighborhood tattler, always spreading rumors.
   • Don't be a tattler; keep what I told you to yourself.

   Synonymesblabbermouthgossipinformersnitchsquealertalebearertattletaletelltale

2. C1formalscientific

   Any of several long-legged shorebirds, especially of the genus Tringa, known for their loud, whistling calls.

   Chevalier à la voix perçante

   • The tattler's distinctive cry echoed across the marsh.
   • We spotted a tattler wading in the shallow water.
   • Ornithologists study the migration patterns of the tattler.