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Definitions for: Telltale
[n] someone who gossips indiscreetly
Webster (1913) Definition: Tell"tale`, a.
Telling tales; babbling. ``The telltale heart.'' --Poe.
Tell"tale`, n.
1. One who officiously communicates information of the
private concerns of others; one who tells that which
prudence should suppress.
2. (Mus.) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material,
connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice,
by its position, when the wind is exhausted.
3. (Naut.)
(a) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which,
in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the
helm.
(b) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed
where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus
inform himself of the vessel's course.
4. (Mach.) A machine or contrivance for indicating or
recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon
employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check
takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what
they have done or omitted.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The tattler. See Tattler.
Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale
See Also: gossip, gossiper, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger
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