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What is the noun for tattletales?

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tattler
  1. One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  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.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The tattler spoke to the police, exposing the illegal activities of the notorious gang.”
      “The tattler is known for always being the first to announce important news or share useful advice.”
      “Wired has an entertaining celebrity tattler piece on how Hollywood's big names behave when they're in the Apple store.”
tattletale
  1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “I was never usually a tattletale, but I really wanted to see Rose Marie get busted for this one.”
      “She was a tattletale, and she loved talking, mostly about things that weren't her business.”
tattle
  1. A tattletale.
  2. Gossip; idle talk.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The lovestruck Liberals paid this petty tattle no mind and even bought a house together last spring.”
      “He can also be a big-mouth tattle when you are secretly trying to practice using the big broom or attempting to make your sister disappear for Show and Tell at school.”
      “My mom's new nursing home roommate, Sharon, is a chatty tattle.”
tattling
tattletales
  1. plural of tattletale
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Partly it's because I feel a profound sadness when reading accounts by recently-returned-from-somewhere tattletales.”
      “Since they don't want to have it happen to them, they figure that if they are silent, they wont be known as tattletales.”
      “Not even the professional star-watchers and tattletales can say for certain.”
tattlings
tattlers
  1. plural of tattler
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He felt that they were just jealous and, anyway, he doesn't like tattlers so he decided to arrive early.”
      “All these tattlers would do better to consider less subjective reasons for the Scotsman's sales problems.”
      “Transient species include golden plovers, wandering tattlers, long-billed curlews, and bar-tailed godwits.”
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