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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatterer
  1. magpie
  2. gossiper
  3. talker
  4. chatterbox
  5. babbler
  6. conversationalist
Noun
  • Even the New York Times got in on the action, with a profile of the eccentric Sitwell (the charms her magpie, Hecate, are impossible to resist).
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • Over to the corvid family for some intelligence, and the raven gets the nod for its size advantage over the magpie and the jay.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 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
  • Oliver will be tough to beat given his near-constant Emmy presence, but there’s a chance for two of the classic talkers to upstage the British comedian.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • My cousin has always been a big talker, boasting about his business, kids, vacation home, whatever.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of talker
Noun
  • His youngest daughter, a thirteen-year-old chatterbox named Saba, led Khala Helai through the old, Soviet apartment block, asking a hundred questions about her past life.
    — Jamil Jan Kochai, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • But the alternative to silence is not verbal clutter, and the off-putting chatterbox example should not serve as a comforting excuse for people who prefer to think that staying silent reflects good judgment.
    — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 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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