/tat"leuhr/ , n.
1. a person who tattles; telltale.
2. either of two shorebirds of the genus Heteroscelus, having a loud, whistling cry.
3. any of various related shorebirds having shrill cries, as the yellowlegs.
4. a small bass, Serranus phoebe, of the West Indies and Florida.
[ 1540-50; TATTLE + -ER 1 ]