Babbler

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Someone who babbles.
"Great babblers, or talkers, are[…] not fit […]for trust."
2
any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae wordnet
3
Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (both found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
4
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker wordnet
5
A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent. dated

Synonyms

jabberer babblemouth big talker blab blabbermouth blabbermouth

Example

"Great babblers, or talkers, are[…] not fit […]for trust."

Etymology

From Middle English babeler, babler, equivalent to babble + -er.

Related phrases

Australo-Papuan babbler Bengal babbler Sikkim wedge-billed babbler black-capped babbler glissando babbler grey-chested babbler ground babbler jewel-babbler jungle babbler rail-babbler scimitar babbler shrike-babbler

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