telltale

One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.

Đồng nghĩa: blabbermouth, gossip, rumormonger, squealer, talebearer, tattletale, carrytale, blab, blabbermouth, blabtale, blabtongue, busybody, buzzer, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, meddler, mouth, mumblenews, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, scandalmonger, sleazemonger, tabby, talebearer, talecarrier, tattletale, telltale, telltale tit, titivil, tittle-tattle, town crier, whisperer

An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.

(figuratively)Something that serves to reveal something else.

The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.

(music) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.

(nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.

(nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.

(nautical) 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.

(engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.

A bird, the tattler.

A story or fable that has a moral or message.

Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.

I noticed the snow was dirty, a telltale sign of recent human presence.

A telltale blush crept into her cheeks as he approached.