"tattler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtætl̩ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈtætlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈtætl̩ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtætlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: tattlers [plural]
Etymology: tattle + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tattle|er}} tattle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tattler (plural tattlers)
  1. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale. Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids Synonyms: informant, narc, stool pigeon, tattletale, informant Translations (one who tattles): stukaĉo (Esperanto), juorukello (Finnish), kantelija (Finnish), kantelupukki (Finnish), Petze [feminine] (German), Verpetzer [masculine] (German), Verpfeifer [masculine] (German), Anschwärzer [masculine] (German), Petzer [masculine] (German), chiacchierone [masculine] (Italian), gestor [masculine] (Latin), Pludadoos [feminine] (Plautdietsch), kapuś [masculine] (Polish), papla [feminine] (Polish), delator [masculine] (Spanish), acusica [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), acusete (Spanish), skvallerbytta [common-gender] (Swedish), gammaz (Turkish), ispiyoncu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-tattler-en-noun-J13SNisS Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 16 39 44 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 40 43 Disambiguation of 'one who tattles': 83 6 11
  2. Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies). Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids Translations (bird of the genus Heteroscelus): harmaaviklo (Finnish), viklo (Finnish), totano [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-tattler-en-noun-2FEYwQF4 Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 16 39 44 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 40 43 Disambiguation of 'bird of the genus Heteroscelus': 3 96 1
  3. A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc. Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids Synonyms: tachograph Translations (device that records mileage, speed etc.): ajopiirturi (Finnish), tachimetro [masculine] (Italian), cuentakilómetros [masculine] (Spanish), velocímetro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tattler-en-noun-Wtxu7iEH Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 16 39 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 29 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 40 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 19 15 67 Disambiguation of 'device that records mileage, speed etc.': 3 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grey-tailed tattler, tittle-tattler

Inflected forms

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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who tattles",
      "word": "gammaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who tattles",
      "word": "ispiyoncu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird of the genus Heteroscelus",
      "word": "harmaaviklo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird of the genus Heteroscelus",
      "word": "viklo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird of the genus Heteroscelus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "totano"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device that records mileage, speed etc.",
      "word": "ajopiirturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "device that records mileage, speed etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tachimetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device that records mileage, speed etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuentakilómetros"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device that records mileage, speed etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "velocímetro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tattler"
}

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