tattletale

n.

One who tattles on others; an informer or talebearer.

adj.

Revealing; telltale.

noun

1. A person habitually engaged in idle talk about others: blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, telltale, whisperer. Slang yenta. See words.
2. One who gives incriminating information about others: informant, informer, tattler. Informal rat, tipster. Slang fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who gossips indiscreetly
  Synonyms: tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sladderhistorie
v. intr. - sladre
adj. - sladder-

Nederlands (Dutch)
verraderlijk, verklikker

Français (French)
n. - rapporteur
v. intr. - révéler les secrets (de qn), raconter des histoires
adj. - rapporteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Petzer, Klatschbase
adj. - verräterisch
v. - klatschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) μαρτυριάρης
adj. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) μαρτυριάρικο

Italiano (Italian)
pettegolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leva-e-traz (m)
adj. - mexeriqueiro

Русский (Russian)
беспочвенные слухи

Español (Spanish)
n. - chismoso, soplón, acusica
v. intr. - chismear
adj. - chismoso, soplón, acusica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skvallerbytta
adj. - skvaller-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
告密者, 搬弄是非的人, 告密, 搬弄是非, 暴露真相的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 告密者, 搬弄是非的人
v. intr. - 告密, 搬弄是非
adj. - 暴露真相的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밀고자, 수다쟁이, 자동 표시기
v. intr. - 고자질하다
adj. - 일러 바치는, 감출 수 없는, 비밀을 발설하는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おしゃべり屋, 告げ口屋, おしゃべり
v. - 告げ口をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألنام, الواشي (صفه) وشايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פטפטן, רכלן, מלשין‬
v. intr. - ‮גילה את סודותיו, סיפר סיפורים‬
adj. - ‮חושף, מגלה‬

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