tattler

Other forms of tattler

plural

tattlers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tattler

What does tattler mean?

tattler means "someone who gossips indiscreetly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tattler?

tattler has 2 syllables: tatt-ler. The stress falls on "tatt". In IPA it is /ˈtætlɚ/.

What is another word for tattler?

Close synonyms include tattletale, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tattler a common word?

tattler is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.