babbler

/ˈbæb(ə)lər/
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Other forms: babblers

Definitions of babbler
  1. noun
    an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
    synonyms: chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter
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    type of:
    speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
    someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
  2. noun
    any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
    synonyms: cackler
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    type of:
    oscine, oscine bird
    passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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