twaddler

1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense instead of saying useful things

noun
/ˈtwɒd.lər/

Offensive

: charlatán

That is why, in Kierkegaard's view, immanentist religiosity is the greatest danger confronting man: it deifies man -- the twaddler.

Examples

Everyone got annoyed with the twaddler at the party who only talked about irrelevant topics.
The writer was often criticized as a twaddler for her trivial stories that lacked depth.
Twaddler Belafonte

Blog text (13)
During the meeting, he turned out to be just a twaddler, filling the air with meaningless chatter.

Synonyms

bore

vstwaddler

Offensive

35 4.2

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

focuses more on meaningless or silly content rather than only causing boredom

windbag

vstwaddler

Offensive

11 6.8

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

stresses nonsense and trivial writing or speech rather than only dullness

gasbag

vstwaddler

Offensive

4 7.9

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

includes nonsense or meaningless chatter as well as informal talking

witter

vstwaddler

1 9.8

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

is broader, including short nonsensical remarks and written trivial chatter

magpie

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 8.9

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

is similar but also applies to trivial written chatter, not just annoying speech

chatterer

vstwaddler

Informal

1 5.5

A person who talks a lot and often annoys others

adds that the talk can be nonsense or meaningless rather than only irritating

yakker

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks a lot about unimportant things

leans more toward nonsense or meaningless content rather than mere informality

babbler

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 8.2

A person who talks too much in an annoying way

emphasizes trivial chatter or nonsense rather than constant foolish speech

yabber

vstwaddler

Australian

1 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things

adds the sense of nonsense or meaningless content beyond casual talking

blatherer

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 7.4

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

covers both silly talk and trivial written nonsense, not only speech

driveler

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who talks nonsense and babbles

is used for spoken or written trivial chatter, not only senseless babble

jabberer

vstwaddler

Informal

1 8.0

A person who talks quickly about unimportant things

is broader, applying to trivial or nonsensical talk or writing

prattler

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 9.5

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

covers childish talking but also adult nonsense and trivial written chatter

total windbag

vstwaddler

Offensive

1 7.7

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

focuses more on pointless or nonsensical content than simply causing boredom

How Nonsensical

twaddler

Offensive

1 9.9

blatherer

Offensive

1 7.4

chatterbox

Informal

10 4.2

speaker

322 2.1

Surface Forms

twaddler singular

twaddlers plural

Morphology

twaddler = twaddle (transparent) = twaddle + er

The noun is formed regularly from 'twaddle' + '-er', meaning a person who does the action.

Etymology

Twaddler comes from the word twaddle, which means 'nonsense' or 'silly talk', plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a twaddler is someone who talks or writes silly, unimportant things, like a person who keeps 'twaddling' instead of saying something useful.