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tattletales

NOUN

person who gossips, tells rumors

Synonyms

WEAK

bigmouth blabberer blabbermouth busybody canary fat mouth fink gossip informer rat rumormonger scandalmonger snitch squealer stool pigeon talebearer taleteller telltale tipster troublemaker whistleblower windbag

NOUN

gossip

Synonyms

STRONG

blabber blabbermouth busybody canary fink gossip informer nark quidnunc rat rumormonger scandalmonger snitch snitcher squeaker squealer stoolie tabby talebearer taleteller tattler telltale tipster troublemaker whistleblower whistler windbag

WEAK

bigmouth fat mouth gasser peacher polly ratfink sleazemonger stool pigeon

Example Sentences

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People who come forward are called narcs, tattletales and snitches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

We live in a culture increasingly at the mercy of tattletales.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2021

Teachers are exceptionally good at dealing with tattletales, and I would not worry about this behavior in Zoom class.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2020

They are “really articulate tattletales on the thermal history of the body in the way that other things aren’t,” she says—and the implications could be far-reaching.

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2019

Sometimes the house servants were the betrayers, they were closest to the masters, known to be tattletales, certain to be rewarded because of their talebearing.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry