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chatterer

chatterer

1 5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃætərər/
  • Informal
translation icon : charlatán
  • Regarding all of this, here is another guest blog from Margo/Mom who, unlike 99% of the passionately intense chatterers in and outside the Beltway, has no financial or personal interest in this other than trying to ensure that her two public school students get a quality education.

Examples

  • My sister is such a chatterer that she can talk for hours about her day.

  • During the meeting, several chatterers made it hard to focus on the main topic.

  • Time to quiet these two chatterers.

  • If you do, and manage to post more than 3 times total to that site your first day, Jeralyn will ban you as a "chatterer."

    Blog text (17)
  • I'm a chatterer.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Out of the whole speech, the chatterers want to talk about a small anecdote and fuss over what "is" means.

    Blog text (32)
  • Quiet, you two chatterers.

  • If he'd been that rude to the head of a teachers' union, in exactly the same way he was rude to Ryan, the chatterers would be talking about erecting a statue in his honor.

    Blog text (10)
  • The group of chatterers at the café entertained everyone with their stories.

Synonyms

talker
vschatterer
69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is narrower meaning irritating trivial talk rather than general speaking
bore
vschatterer
  • Offensive
32 4.2

A person who talks too much about dull topics and makes others feel tired or not interested

is more about irritating trivial speech rather than only causing boredom
loudmouth
vschatterer
  • Offensive
21 6.7

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

is more about irritating trivial talk rather than volume or indiscretion
windbag
vschatterer
  • Offensive
13 6.8

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people

is the general word for irritating trivial talk rather than a personal insult
blabbermouth
vschatterer
  • Offensive
10 7.5

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

is more about irritating trivial talk rather than betraying confidential information
chatterbox
vschatterer
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is more about irritating trivial talk by anyone rather than childish talk
witter
vschatterer
  • UK
6 9.8

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

is more about irritating talk in general rather than prolonged speech
gasbag
vschatterer
  • Offensive
4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is a neutral description of irritating trivial speech rather than slang insult
motormouth
vschatterer
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is the broader label for irritating trivial speech not tied to speed
magpie
vschatterer
  • Offensive
2 8.9

A person who talks too much in a silly or annoying way

is the broader term for irritating trivial talk without foolishness connotation
prater
vschatterer
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who talks a lot in a boring or annoying way

is more about general irritating trivial speech rather than boastful bragging
flibbertigibbet
vschatterer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention

is more about irritating or trivial talk rather than light flightiness
yapper
vschatterer
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way

is more about trivial content rather than only loudness
yakker
vschatterer
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more irritating in tone rather than only about trivial topics
yabber
vschatterer
  • Australian
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

is generally seen as irritating rather than merely informal talk
babbler
vschatterer
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is more about trivial content rather than the senseless manner of speech
total windbag
vschatterer
  • Offensive
7.7

A person who talks too much about small things and bores others

is the milder term for irritating trivial talk rather than an extreme label
jabberer
vschatterer
  • Informal
8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

is the wider term for irritating talk not limited to speed
twaddler
vschatterer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

is broader, covering irritating trivial talk not only pointless nonsense
blatherer
vschatterer
  • Offensive
7.4

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

is more about irritating trivial talk than only meaningless babble
prattler
vschatterer
  • Offensive
9.5

A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way

is used for irritating trivial talk by people of any age rather than childishness
driveler
vschatterer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

is broader, covering irritating trivial talk not only nonsensical babble
talk jockey
vschatterer
  • Offensive
9.1

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

is more about irritating trivial talk rather than conversational dominance
spouter
vschatterer
  • Offensive
8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is about irritating trivial speech rather than showy boasting
bean mouth
vschatterer
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is broader covering irritating trivial talk not only specific gossiping
talkee
vschatterer
  • Slang
9.9

A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way

is more likely to imply irritating trivial speech rather than playful dialect

How Talkative

blabbermouth
  • Offensive
10 7.5
chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2
chatterer
  • Informal
1 5.5
talker
69 2.1
quiet one
4 5.3

Surface Forms

chatterer singular
chatterers plural

Morphology

chatterer = chatter (transparent) = chatter + er

Standard agentive noun formed from the verb 'chatter' meaning someone who chatters.

Etymology

Chatterer for a person comes from the same root chatter and links to familiar words like chat and chatterbox. It means 'talk quickly or a lot', so a chatterer is someone who talks too much.