roddelaarster — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gossip noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
- tattletale noun (informal, chiefly North American) Someone, especially a child, who reports on other people's misbehaviour, often just to get them in trouble.
Senses
roddelaarster is used for these senses in English:
- gossip (countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
- gossip (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
- gossiper A person who gossips.
- tattletale One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
gossip — full definition
- noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
- noun A person who habitually talks about others' private business.
- verb To talk about other people's private lives, often spreading rumors.
tattletale — full definition
- noun (informal, chiefly North American) Someone, especially a child, who reports on other people's misbehaviour, often just to get them in trouble.
- verb To tell on someone; to reveal wrongdoing to an authority figure.