tattler
Playground gossip monger
A tattler is someone who reveals secrets or reports others' misdeeds, especially a child who tells on playmates: Don't be a tattler.
The word carries childish connotations—adults who inform are more likely called informants or snitches.
Tattler also names certain shorebirds known for their alarm calls that alert other wildlife to danger.
One who reveals secrets
- tell-taleRevealing indicator
- telltaleRevealing indicator
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
whisper · chatter · hearsay · busybody · scandalmonger · gossipmonger · natter · loose lips
blabbermouth
One who reveals secrets
rumor · whisper · chatter · hearsay · busybody · scandalmonger · gossipmonger · natter · loose lips · indiscreet
snitch
One who tells authorities
squealer · nark · stoolie · tipster · whistleblower · mole · source · leak · spy · collaborator
sandpiper
Small wading shorebird
- waderShallow-water walker
- ploverCompact coastal wading bird
- yellowlegsNorth American shorebird species
turnstone · sanderling · dunlin · whimbrel · godwit · curlew · knot · stint · redshank · shorebird
- blabbermouthsblabbermouth, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer
- Informerssnitch, informer, informant, fink, squealer
- shorebirdssandpiper, sandpipers, plover, plovers, curlew
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- defamersdefamer, slanderer, libeler, calumniator, maligner
- Island Birdskakapo, kiwi, dodo, moa, oo
tattlerconfidant
Trusted keeper of secrets
vault · trusted friend · loyal friend · loyalist · confessor
- tattle taleOne who informs on others