tattler

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtætl̩ə/|/ˈtætlə/    美 /ˈtætl̩ɚ/|/ˈtætlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
    — My sister is a big tattler; she always tells Mommy when I hit her!
  2. Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
  3. A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.
    — A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day.

词形变化

tattlers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
grey-tailed tattler tittle-tattler

词源

Etymology tree
English tattle
English -er
English tattler
From tattle + -er.
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