tattletale
Plural: tattletales
Noun
- someone who gossips indiscreetly
- One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
- One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
Adj
- telltale; giveaway
Verb
- To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.
Origin / Etymology
From tattle + tale.
Synonyms
blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale, CI, abaddon, accuser, beefer, bewrayer, bigmouth, blab, blabber, blabtale, blabtongue, busybody, buzzer, canary, carrytale, finger, fink, fizgig, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, grass, informant, informer, jurat, leak, meddler, mole, mouth, mumblenews, narc, nark, newsmonger, nonce, outer, peacher, quisling, rat, ratfink, rooster, rumormonger, rumourmonger, scandalmonger, sleazemonger, sneak, snitch, snout, squealer, state's evidence, stooge, stool pigeon, stoolie, supergrass, sycophant, tabby, talecarrier, tattletale, telltale tit, titivil, tittle-tattle, tout, town crier, whisperer, whistle-blower, whistleblower
Scrabble Score: 10
tattletale: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtattletale: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tattletale: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary