jabberer

8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

noun
/ˈdʒæbərər/

Informal

: charlatán

No one could concentrate with a jabberer rambling on in the background.

Examples

She avoided sitting next to the office jabberer during lunch breaks.
The meeting was dominated by a jabberer who wouldn't let anyone else speak.
That jabberer just won't stop talking!
She is such a jabberer during meetings.
At the party, she was the biggest jabberer, sharing stories that made everyone laugh.
During the meeting, his role as a jabberer meant he filled the silence with endless chatter.
Everyone knew him as a jabberer, constantly mixing up facts and making people confused.

Synonyms

talker

vsjabberer

69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is specific about rapid, trivial, and often senseless talking rather than general speaking

windbag

vsjabberer

Offensive

13 6.8

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

tends to be faster and less coherent rather than merely boring

chatterbox

vsjabberer

Informal

9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is less child-focused and more about rapid meaningless chatter

witter

vsjabberer

6 9.8

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

is nearer when that long talk is also rapid and incoherent

gasbag

vsjabberer

Offensive

4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more focused on fast, senseless speech than mere trivial talk

jibber

vsjabberer

3 9.9

A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand

is the same idea but emphasises triviality rather than just speed

motormouth

vsjabberer

Offensive

3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

adds that speech is also trivial and often makes little sense

magpie

vsjabberer

Offensive

2 8.9

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

is closer when the speech is both rapid and largely senseless

yapper

vsjabberer

Offensive

1 7.9

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

is less about loudness and more about speed and lack of sense

babbler

vsjabberer

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

focuses more on rapid, trivial speech rather than only nonstop talking

gabber

vsjabberer

Slang

1 8.6

A person who talks a lot and often very quickly

leans more toward meaningless or trivial content rather than just volume

chatterer

vsjabberer

Informal

1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is similar but highlights rapidity and near-nonsense of the speech

yakker

vsjabberer

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

adds that the speech is often rapid and makes little sense

yabber

vsjabberer

Australian

1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

is more likely to be rapid and sometimes incoherent rather than just chatty

rambler

vsjabberer

Informal

1 7.9

A person who speaks or writes for a long time without a clear point

is more abrupt and rapid, making little sense rather than merely unstructured

driveler

vsjabberer

Offensive

9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

stresses rapid trivial talk more than merely producing nonsense

blatherer

vsjabberer

Offensive

7.4

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

is similar but puts more weight on speed and triviality

twaddler

vsjabberer

Offensive

9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

is more about fast trivial speech rather than general nonsense

prattler

vsjabberer

Offensive

9.5

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

is more about speed and poor sense rather than childish tone

total windbag

vsjabberer

Offensive

7.7

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

emphasises fast, senseless speech rather than only boring length

talkee

vsjabberer

Slang

9.9

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

is more negative, stressing rapid trivial speech rather than humour

talk jockey

vsjabberer

Offensive

9.1

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

is more about speaking rapidly and nonsensically rather than dominance

How Clear

orator

Formal

17 6.8

speaker

478 2.1

chatterbox

Informal

9 4.2

jabberer

Informal

8.0

rambler

Informal

1 7.9

mumbler

1 7.5

Surface Forms

jabberer singular

jabberers plural

Morphology

jabberer = jabber (transparent) = jabber + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'jabber' meaning a person who performs the action 'to jabber'.

Etymology

The word jabberer comes from the verb jabber, which copies the quick, messy sound of someone chattering—like a bird or a child who won't stop babbling. The ending -er means 'one who', so a jabberer is 'one who jabbers', a person who talks fast and often makes little sense.