\Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
   --Jer. Taylor.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large,
   long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.

Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
      telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or
      lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler
      ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or
      willet. The first two are called also {telltale},
      {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs},
      {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}