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driveler

driveler

1 9.9
A person who talks nonsense and babbles
  • noun
  • /ˈdraɪvələr/
  • Offensive
: charlatán (ofensivo)
  • No one took the driveler seriously because his words made little sense.

Examples

  • He sounds like a complete driveler when he talks about conspiracy theories.

  • She was tired of listening to the office driveler during meetings.

  • The children laughed as the old driveler told his wild stories in the park.

  • Don't be such a driveler!

  • The children laughed as the old driveler told his wild stories in the park.

  • No one took the driveler seriously because his words made little sense.

  • He sounds like a complete driveler when he talks about conspiracy theories.

Synonyms

loudmouth
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
16 6.7

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

is more about senseless or foolish content than volume or indiscretion
windbag
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
11 6.8

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

is more about making little sense and speaking foolishly rather than boring detail
jibber
vsdriveler
5 9.9

A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand

is similar but emphasizes senseless or foolish content rather than speed alone
gasbag
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more centered on nonsense and foolish babble than trivial talk
motormouth
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
2 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is more about nonsense and foolish words rather than speed of speech
witter
vsdriveler
  • UK
1 9.8

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

is more focused on nonsensical or foolish content rather than mere length
magpie
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 8.9

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

is more about speaking nonsense or babbling foolishly rather than just excess
chatterer
vsdriveler
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is more about speaking nonsense rather than just being trivial or annoying
yapper
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 7.9

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

is more focused on talking nonsense and babbling foolishly rather than simple annoyance
yakker
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more about senseless babbling and foolish, meaningless speech
babbler
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is more about talking nonsense with childish or senseless words
blatherer
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 7.4

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

is more strongly about nonsensical, babbling speech rather than mere silliness
spouter
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is more narrowly about nonsensical babbling rather than showy speech
haver
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense and says silly things

focuses more on incoherent or senseless talking rather than casual silliness
twaddler
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

leans more to foolish babbling that lacks sense rather than mere triviality
talkee
vsdriveler
  • Slang
1 9.9

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

is more about senseless babble and foolish speech rather than playful talk
jabberer
vsdriveler
  • Informal
1 8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

is more about plain nonsense and foolish babble than quick trivial talk
prattler
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 9.5

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

is more about speaking nonsensically rather than simple childish chat
talk jockey
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 9.1

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

is more about nonsense and babbling foolishly rather than conversational control
total windbag
vsdriveler
  • Offensive
1 7.7

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

is more narrowly about nonsense and foolish babbling than mere excess

How Senseless

babbler
  • Offensive
1 8.2
driveler
  • Offensive
1 9.9
prattler
  • Offensive
1 9.5
chatterbox
  • Informal
10 4.2

Surface Forms

driveler singular
drivelers plural

Morphology

driveler = drivel (transparent) = drivel + er

Agentive formation with the productive suffix '-er' producing 'one who talks nonsense', directly inferable from the verb 'drivel'.

Etymology

The word driveler comes from the old verb drivel, which first meant 'to let saliva fall' and later came to mean 'nonsense'. Think of someone's words dribble out like drool, and you have a clear image of a driveler who talks foolishly.