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Synonyms of tattletale
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
Synonyms for tattletale
- betrayer,
- canary
- [slang],
- deep throat,
- fink,
- informant,
- informer,
- nark
- [British],
- rat,
- rat fink,
- snitch,
- snitcher,
- squealer,
- stool pigeon,
- stoolie,
- talebearer,
- tattler,
- telltale,
- whistle-blower
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“Tattletale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattletale. Accessed 24 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of tattletale was in 1888
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