chatterer

noun

Definition of chatterernext
as in magpie
a person who talks constantly that precocious little boy is a real chatterer

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  1. magpie
  2. gossiper
  3. talker
  4. chatterbox
  5. babbler
  6. conversationalist
Noun
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Carré describes their house style as magpie, which reflects the fact that each design is led by their client’s tastes and preferences.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of magpie
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show are the last remaining daytime talkers produced under the traditional syndication model.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Albernaz, Vogt’s fiery bench coach his first two years in Cleveland, is a renowned trash talker.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of talker
Noun
  • The cast is game, too, particularly Son Sang-kyu, who is very funny as a feckless chatterbox with a thing for retro record players, and Moon Choi, who plays the moodier, more legitimately aggrieved of two Song daughters.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gardner-Johnson, the unfiltered chatterbox who frequently livestreams on Twitch, didn’t emerge with insight right away.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatterbox
Noun
  • Rhinoceros hornbills and Bornean wren-babblers tend to populate the forest canopy above.
    — Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of babbler
Noun
  • Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And be a good conversationalist by being curious about others’ lives.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Definition of conversationalist
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“Chatterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatterer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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