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prattler

prattler

9.5
A person who talks a lot in a silly, not important way
  • noun
  • /ˈprætlər/
  • Offensive
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  • The children were such prattlers, filling the room with endless giggles and stories.

Examples

  • As a prattler, she often distracted her classmates with her constant chatter.

  • He became annoyed with the prattler in the next seat who refused to be quiet.

  • The prattler annoyed everyone with his endless stories.

  • Why is she such a prattler during meetings?

  • The children's constant chatter made it clear that they were just a group of prattlers enjoying their playtime.

  • During the meeting, one participant was such a prattler that it was hard to focus on the main topics.

  • She found it exhausting to listen to her friend, a prattler, who never seemed to say anything meaningful.

Synonyms

talker
vsprattler
69 2.1

A person who speaks a lot, often in public

is informal and childish rather than public or formal speaking
bore
vsprattler
  • Offensive
32 4.2

A person who talks too much about dull topics and makes others feel tired or not interested

is more childish and foolish rather than simply dulling listeners
windbag
vsprattler
  • Offensive
13 6.8

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

is less about boring others and more about childish babble
chatterbox
vsprattler
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

is similar but stresses childish foolishness over mere talkativeness
witter
vsprattler
  • UK
6 9.8

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

is typically shorter, more childish chatter rather than lengthy talk
gasbag
vsprattler
  • Offensive
4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more childish and foolish rather than merely trivial
motormouth
vsprattler
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

is similar but emphasises childish, inconsequential babble over speed
magpie
vsprattler
  • Offensive
2 8.9

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

is more childlike in tone rather than only annoying
haver
vsprattler
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense and says silly things

is more playful and childlike rather than merely foolish
prater
vsprattler
  • Offensive
1 9.8

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

is shorter and more childish babble rather than longwindedness
yapper
vsprattler
  • Offensive
1 7.9

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

is less about volume and more about childish foolishness
babbler
vsprattler
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is more childish and inconsequential rather than merely irritating
chatterer
vsprattler
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is more childish and foolish rather than only irritating
yabber
vsprattler
  • Australian
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

is similar but adds a more childish, babbling quality
yakker
vsprattler
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more childish and foolish rather than only trivial
driveler
vsprattler
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

is similar but focuses more on childish, light chatter
blatherer
vsprattler
  • Offensive
7.4

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

is closer to childish babble rather than just silliness
jabberer
vsprattler
  • Informal
8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

is equally trivial but carries a more childish tone
total windbag
vsprattler
  • Offensive
7.7

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

is similar but framed as childish and inconsequential chatter
spouter
vsprattler
  • Offensive
8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is less showy and more simple childish babbling
talk jockey
vsprattler
  • Offensive
9.1

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

is more about childish, inconsequential talk than domination
talkee
vsprattler
  • Slang
9.9

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

is not necessarily humorous but more childish and silly
twaddler
vsprattler
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

is more childish and spoken in quick, silly babble
bean mouth
vsprattler
  • Offensive
9.9

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

is less about gossip and more about childish, inconsequential talk

Antonyms

228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

How Talkative

blabbermouth
  • Offensive
10 7.5
chatterbox
  • Informal
9 4.2
prattler
  • Offensive
9.5
talker
69 2.1
quiet one
4 5.3

Surface Forms

prattler singular
prattlers plural

Morphology

prattler = prattle (transparent) = prattle + er

Direct and regular agentive formation from the verb 'prattle' meaning one who prattles (chatters); the meaning is predictable for learners who know 'prattle'.

Etymology

The word prattler comes from the verb prattle, an old word that copies soft, repeated sounds like a baby 'prat' and means 'to chatter'. So a prattler is someone who talks on and on without saying much.