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blatter

blatter

3 9.9
A person who talks a lot without saying anything important
  • noun
  • /ˈblætər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : parlanchín
  • President Blatter

Examples

  • I do not seem to understand FIFA President Sepp Blatter's insistence on keeping football as a "game of the people with a human face."

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  • During the meeting, he acted like a blatter, dominating the conversation without contributing anything of value.

  • Her long-winded storytelling made her seem like a real blatter during the dinner party.

  • Everyone else at the table rolled their eyes as the blatter kept talking without making a point.

Synonyms

loudmouth
vsblatter
  • Offensive
21 6.7

A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things

is more about foolish long talking rather than mainly loud offensiveness
blabbermouth
vsblatter
  • Offensive
10 7.5

A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets

is focused on foolish noisy long talk rather than leaking secrets
witter
vsblatter
  • UK
6 9.8

A person who talks for a long time about unimportant things in a boring way

is often more loud or foolish rather than simply long and trivial
babbler
vsblatter
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is often noisy or long rather than only nonstop senseless speech
chatterer
vsblatter
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is often louder or more foolish rather than just trivial talk
blatherer
vsblatter
  • Offensive
7.4

A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things

is usually louder or more noisy than merely silly talk
talk jockey
vsblatter
  • Offensive
9.1

A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking

is often foolish or noisy talk rather than purposeful conversation control
blusterer
vsblatter
9.0

A person who speaks loudly and brags, often saying things they should not

is more silly or long talking rather than boasting or threatening others

How Talkative

chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2
blatter
  • Offensive
3 9.9
blatherer
  • Offensive
7.4
talker
69 2.1
quiet one
4 5.3

Surface Forms

blatter singular
blatters plural

Etymology

Blatter is related to older English words like blab and blabber, which copy the sound of quick, pointless talking, a bit like a sheep's 'bleat'. So a blatter is someone who talks on and on without saying anything important.