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talker

talker

69 2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔːkər/
translation icon : hablador
  • It was the way he listened when you talk to him, because Ian is known as a talker himself.
  • fast talker
  • late talker

What does every fast talker think about slow talkers?

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Examples

  • At the party, everyone appreciated that he was such a talker; he kept the conversation lively.

  • During the conference, she proved to be an excellent talker, engaging the audience with her compelling speeches.

  • -The kid's a real talker.

  • I'm not much of a talker.

  • Yeah, Yeah, he's a talker, like I said.

  • No one in the yard was a better talker, a friend recalls, and no one had more interesting things to say.

  • My father is not much of a talker himself, so my silence has never bothered him.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Geller tried to make eye contact, but the impassioned talker was too deep in his conversation to notice.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • He's kind of a local character, you know, big talker, lot of tall tales... ...a lovable, old sea dog.

  • Despite being shy, he surprised us all by becoming a lively talker when discussing his favorite topics.

Synonyms

speaker
vstalker
478 2.1

A person who gives a talk to an audience

is broader, including ordinary talkers as well as formal speakers
big mouth
vstalker
  • Offensive
49 4.8

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

is broader and does not imply revealing confidential information
loudmouth
vstalker
  • Offensive
21 6.7

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

may be talkative without being loud or offensive
orator
vstalker
  • Formal
17 6.8

A person who gives formal speeches and speaks well in public

is broader, focusing on any person who talks a lot or publicly
public speaker
vstalker
10 3.0

A person who gives speeches to an audience in public

is the general term that also covers casual or private talkers
chatterbox
vstalker
  • Informal
9 4.2

A person who talks a lot and often does not stop

covers both childish chattiness and adult frequent speaking
gasbag
vstalker
  • Offensive
4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

may include talkers who cover both interesting and unimportant topics
motormouth
vstalker
  • Offensive
3 8.4

A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others

can include slower or more measured frequent talking without speed
rhetorician
vstalker
1 8.9

A person who gives speeches that try to convince people

is more general, including unskilled or casual talkers as well
speechmaker
vstalker
1 4.4

A person who gives a speech to an audience

is wider, also meaning someone who simply talks without formal speech
yapper
vstalker
  • Offensive
1 7.9

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

may be talkative but not necessarily loud or irritating
yakker
vstalker
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

is more neutral, covering both trivial and important frequent talking
yabber
vstalker
  • Australian
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

can include serious repeated talking as well as trivial chat
chatterer
vstalker
  • Informal
1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

is broader, including frequent talk that can be meaningful
babbler
vstalker
  • Offensive
1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

is less negative and can describe neutral or skilled speakers
addresser
vstalker
8.1

A person who speaks to an audience

is less formal and also includes casual or everyday talking
addressor
vstalker
  • Formal
7.5

A person who gives a formal speech to an audience

covers everyday talkers too, not only those giving addresses
oralist
vstalker
8.3

A person who speaks or performs aloud in public

is less performance focused and includes ordinary conversational talkers
speechifier
vstalker
  • Archaic
9.1

A person who gives long formal talks in a proud, showy way

is more neutral and includes plain talkers without pomp
talk jockey
vstalker
  • Offensive
9.1

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

may be more neutral, including talkers who share conversation fairly
tub-thumper
vstalker
  • Offensive
9.8

A person who shouts about a cause to get people to agree

can be quieter or less forceful while still talking a lot
blatherer
vstalker
  • Offensive
7.4

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

can be talkative without silliness or lack of sense
spouter
vstalker
  • Offensive
8.1

A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention

is more neutral and can include unobtrusive frequent talking
talkee
vstalker
  • Slang
9.9

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

is broader, including many styles beyond humorous or dialectal speech

Antonyms

228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

20 4.1

Not using speech, often shown by a look or gesture

Compounds

sweet talker
  • Informal
3 5.6

A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people

talker identification
  • Specialized
7.5

To tell who someone is from their voice

How Talkative

orator
  • Formal
17 6.8
talker
69 2.1
listener
228 1.0

Surface Forms

talker singular
talkers plural

Morphology

talker = talk (transparent) = talk + er

Agentive formation from the common verb 'talk' with the productive suffix '-er'; the meaning 'a person who talks' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word talker is built from the verb talk and the ending -er, which means 'one who does something'. So a talker is simply 'one who talks', often used for someone who talks a lot or who speaks in public.