tattler UK /ˈtætl̩ə/US /ˈtætl̩ɚ/ noun3 •One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.My sister is a big tattler; she always tells Mommy when I hit her! •Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies). •A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day. — 1960 formstattlers