tattletalenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtæt.əl.teɪl/us/ˈtæt̬.əl.teɪl/US UK telltalea person, especially a child, who secretly tells someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble
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People who reveal secrets & tell tales
- big mouth
- blabbermouth
- dobber
- fink
- grass
- informer
- nark
- rat
- rumour-monger
- scandalmonger
- scaremonger
- sneak
- snitch
- source
- stool pigeon
- supergrass
- telltale
- whistle-blower