Cackler

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cackler \Cac"kler\, n.
     1. A fowl that cackles.
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     2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cackler
       n 1: a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
       2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud
          incessant song; in some classifications considered members
          of the family Muscicapidae [syn: {babbler}]