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prater

prater

1 9.8
A person who talks a lot in a boring or annoying way
  • noun
  • /ˈpreɪtər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : parlanchín
  • At the party, she had a reputation for being a prater, constantly sharing annoying anecdotes that no one wanted to hear.

Examples

  • The lecture turned into a session of prater, with the professor boasting about his past achievements rather than teaching the material.

  • During the meeting, his incessant prater about his vacations became quite tiresome for everyone involved.

  • My idea is to swim for my health—and as a way to skip wine and quiche lunches (along with the less than nutritious prater that goes with them).

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

chatterbox
vsprater
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is more adultly tiresome and often boasts or speaks arrogantly
witter
vsprater
  • UK
6 9.8

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

is similar but places more weight on obnoxious boasting and showing off
motormouth
vsprater
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is slower or more focused on bragging and obnoxious length of speech
magpie
vsprater
  • Offensive
2 8.9

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

leans more toward boastful, tiresome self praise rather than mere trivial talk
babbler
vsprater
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

focuses more on boastful, obnoxious long speech rather than only senseless chatter
chatterer
vsprater
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is more strongly obnoxious or boastful and aims to impress or annoy
spouter
vsprater
  • Offensive
8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is similar but highlights boastful or bragging over mere showiness
blusterer
vsprater
9.0

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

is more about tiresome long foolish talk rather than loud force
blatherer
vsprater
  • Offensive
7.4

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

stresses loud boastful or obnoxious length rather than just silliness
prattler
vsprater
  • Offensive
9.5

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

is more clearly boastful and tiresome, talking long to show off
Polonius
vsprater
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks too much and interferes in other people's business

is less about pomp and more about loud, boastful, tiresome long talking

Antonyms

listener
228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

How Talkative

windbag
  • Offensive
13 6.8
blabbermouth
  • Offensive
10 7.5
prater
  • Offensive
1 9.8
chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2
prattler
  • Offensive
9.5

Surface Forms

prater singular
praters plural

Morphology

prater = prate (transparent) = prate + er

Formed by the verb 'prate' plus the agentive suffix '-er'; the meaning 'one who prates' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Prater comes from the old verb prate meaning 'to talk on and on in a silly or boring way'. It is like the word prattle, and the -er ending simply makes it 'a person who does that', so a prater is someone who talks too much and annoys others.