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spouter

8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

noun
/ˈspaʊtər/

Offensive

: parlanchín

At the party, John was a real spouter; he wouldn't stop bragging about his achievements.

Examples

"Let us scrape the ice from our frosted feet "and see what sort of a place this 'Spouter' may be."

Trench (2018)
Everyone rolled their eyes as the spouter rambled on about his supposed adventures last summer.
The teacher asked the spouter to let others share their thoughts instead of dominating the conversation.

Synonyms

talker

vsspouter

69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is more foolish, showy, and often obnoxious rather than formal speaking

big mouth

vsspouter

Offensive

49 4.8

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

is more deliberately foolish and obnoxious rather than accidental revealing

loudmouth

vsspouter

Offensive

21 6.7

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

is more showy and attention-seeking beyond mere loudness

blabbermouth

vsspouter

Offensive

10 7.5

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

is more about showy foolish speaking rather than revealing secrets

chatterbox

vsspouter

Informal

9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is more deliberately showy and irritating rather than simply talkative

motormouth

vsspouter

Offensive

3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is more showy and obnoxious in tone rather than just fast speech

bigmouth

vsspouter

Offensive

2 5.7

A person who talks too much or cannot keep secrets

is more showy and foolish rather than simply lacking discretion

magpie

vsspouter

Offensive

2 8.9

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

is more loudly attention-seeking and often obnoxious rather than merely trivial

prater

vsspouter

Offensive

1 9.8

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

is more focused on showy, attention-seeking speech rather than mere length

mouther

vsspouter

1 9.6

A person who moves their lips to say words in a fake, dramatic way

is more openly obnoxious and foolish rather than just affected style

yapper

vsspouter

Offensive

1 7.9

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

is more showy and foolish rather than merely loud annoyance

babbler

vsspouter

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is more showy and often openly obnoxious rather than merely senseless

chatterer

vsspouter

Informal

1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is often more showy or obnoxious rather than only trivial talking

spewer

vsspouter

Offensive

1 8.9

A person who posts angry or abusive messages online

is more showy and foolish rather than primarily abusive or angry

blatherer

vsspouter

Offensive

7.4

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

is more ostentatious and annoying rather than only silly or senseless

driveler

vsspouter

Offensive

9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

is more showy and deliberately obnoxious rather than mere babbling

prattler

vsspouter

Offensive

9.5

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

is more showy and rude rather than simply childish chatter

blusterer

vsspouter

9.0

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

is more foolish and showy in a mocking or obnoxious way

talkee

vsspouter

Slang

9.9

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

is more foolish and obnoxious rather than being merely humorous

all mouth and trousers

vsspouter

9.9

Talking confidently without doing what you promise

is more about foolish, obnoxious talking than empty boasting

bean mouth

vsspouter

Offensive

9.9

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

is more showy and foolish rather than primarily gossipy

How Talkative

motormouth

Offensive

3 8.4

blabbermouth

Offensive

10 7.5

spouter

Offensive

8.1

talker

69 2.1

mumbler

1 7.5

Surface Forms

spouter singular

spouters plural

Morphology

spouter = spout (semi-transparent) = spout + er

Derived from the verb 'spout' but the meaning 'person who talks foolishly or boastfully' is a metaphorical extension and may not be obvious to learners familiar only with the physical sense.

Etymology

Spouter comes from the verb spout, which can mean 'to send out' words as well as water, plus -er 'one who does'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of someone 'spouting' words like water — a spouter is a person who talks a lot, often loudly or foolishly.