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tattler

/tat-ler/US // ˈtæt lər //UK // (ˈtætlə) //

窃听者,捣蛋鬼,窃贼,窃听器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who tattles; telltale.
    • : either of two shorebirds of the genus Heteroscelus, having a loud, whistling cry.
    • : any of various related shorebirds having shrill cries, as the yellowlegs.
    • : a small bass, Serranus phoebe, of the West Indies and Florida.

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Examples

  • That the child should be abject and agonized before the grim, cynical tattler of Whisper Cove!

  • The next morning Mr. Belcher was up early in order to get his "Tattler" as soon as it was dropped at his door.

  • A copy of the 'Tattler' lay on the table, which bore unmistakable evidences of having been spitefully crushed in the hand.

  • From what office this tattler came he did not know; but it was evident that Bradish was cognizant of the trick.

  • "What a silly tattler I am to tell such shocking things to that poor sick child," she said to herself, with lively compunction.