busybody vs tattletale

busybody

noun
  • Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome. 

verb
  • To meddle or interfere. 

tattletale

noun
  • One who gossips, often for the sake of attention. 

  • One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention. 

adj
  • telltale; giveaway 

verb
  • To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose. 

How often have the words busybody and tattletale occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )