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blatherer

blatherer

7.4
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
  • noun
  • /ˈblæðərər/
  • Offensive
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  • At the party, he was known as the biggest blatherer, sharing endless stories that often made no sense.

Examples

  • Even though she enjoyed the conversation, her friend was a notorious blatherer, often making silly remarks that left everyone confused.

  • The Rockower Post; National Jewographic; Reports from the Daily Paulmanac; Foreign Policy Review; Tales of a Hunger-Blatherer; The Gastrodiplomacy Chef; Chairman of the Palestinian Authority; the last King of Nepal.

    Blog text (3)
  • During the meeting, his reputation as a blatherer was confirmed when he rambled on about unrelated topics for over an hour.

Synonyms

talker
vsblatherer
69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is specifically about silly or senseless speech rather than general talking
loudmouth
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
21 6.7

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

is more about silly nonsensical remarks than loud offending speech
windbag
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
13 6.8

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

is more about silly nonsensical speech rather than mere boringness
blabbermouth
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
10 7.5

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

is more about silly nonsensical talk than about revealing secrets
chatterbox
vsblatherer
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is more about silly senseless talk rather than just being talkative
witter
vsblatherer
  • UK
6 9.8

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

is more focused on silly senseless remarks rather than mere length
gasbag
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more about silly or senseless speech not just boring talk
jibber
vsblatherer
3 9.9

A person who talks very fast and is hard to understand

is about silly or senseless remarks rather than fast speech
blatter
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who talks a lot without saying anything important

is more about saying silly senseless things than being noisy
motormouth
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is more about silly senseless content rather than fast speech
magpie
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
2 8.9

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

is more often silly and nonsensical rather than merely trivial
flibbertigibbet
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention

is more silly and nonsensical rather than flighty or frivolous
yapper
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
1 7.9

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

is more about silly senseless talk rather than loudness
babbler
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is similar but occurs often rather than constantly
chatterer
vsblatherer
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is more about saying silly senseless things rather than mere triviality
yakker
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more about saying silly or senseless things than just trivial topics
yabber
vsblatherer
  • Australian
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

is more about silly nonsense rather than casual trivial talk
jabberer
vsblatherer
  • Informal
8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

focuses more on silly content than on speed
driveler
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

often says silly things rather than only nonsense
prattler
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
9.5

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

is more often silly and pointless rather than simply childish
twaddler
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

is mainly spoken silliness rather than written nonsense
spouter
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is usually silly and senseless without the showy performance
total windbag
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
7.7

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

is more about silly senseless talk rather than just being boring
talkee
vsblatherer
  • Slang
9.9

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

is more about saying silly senseless things rather than humor or dialect
talk jockey
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
9.1

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

is more about silly or senseless content rather than dominating talk
bean mouth
vsblatherer
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is more about silly incoherent speech rather than habitual gossip

Antonyms

4 5.3

A person in a group who speaks very little and listens more than others

How Talkative

chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2
blatherer
  • Offensive
7.4
talker
69 2.1
speaker
478 2.1
listener
228 1.0

Surface Forms

blatherer singular
blatherers plural

Morphology

blatherer = blather (transparent) = blather + er

The suffix '-er' is a standard English derivation to form a noun indicating a person who performs the action of the verb.

Etymology

Blatherer comes from blather meaning 'to talk nonsense' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does it'. A helpful way to remember blather is to think of familiar words like babble or blabber — it sounds like noisy, silly talk, so a blatherer is someone who talks a lot without saying much.