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haver

haver

1 9.9
A person who talks nonsense and says silly things
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪvər/
  • Offensive
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  • It is held that valor is the chiefest virtue, and most dignifies the haver.

Examples

  • The new employee is such a haver; he keeps making ridiculous suggestions in meetings.

  • Everyone laughed at his comments, calling him a notorious haver for his nonsensical ideas.

  • June Haver is a ninny.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • You are a dirty little fun-haver.

  • At the party, he was an endless haver, sharing silly jokes that made little sense.

Synonyms

babbler
vshaver
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is less about constant talking and more about any silly or meaningless speech
driveler
vshaver
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

is more general, covering silly or meaningless talk not only nonsense
blatherer
vshaver
  • Offensive
7.4

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

is focused on silly or meaningless content rather than sheer quantity of words
prattler
vshaver
  • Offensive
9.5

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

is more general, covering silly or meaningless speech without childish tone

Antonyms

142 3.8

A person who has deep ideas about important subjects

39 6.8

A wise person respected for spiritual or life guidance

Compounds

sex-haver
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who has sex with other people

How Silly

driveler
  • Offensive
9.9
haver
  • Offensive
1 9.9
chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2

Surface Forms

haver singular
havers plural

Etymology

Haver comes from Scots haver meaning 'to chatter' or 'to hesitate', and it is like the English word waver. So a haver is someone who speaks in silly or pointless ways and is easy to picture as a person who talks without saying anything useful.