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Verpetzer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tattler noun One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  • 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

Verpetzer is used for these senses in English:

  • tattler One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  • tattletale One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

tattler — full definition

  1. noun One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  2. noun Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
  3. noun A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.

tattletale — full definition

  1. noun (informal, chiefly North American) Someone, especially a child, who reports on other people's misbehaviour, often just to get them in trouble.
  2. verb To tell on someone; to reveal wrongdoing to an authority figure.

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