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tattletale

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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing don't be such a tattletale and tell me about every little thing your sister does

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“Tattletale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattletale. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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