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chatterer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chatterer

a person who talks constantly

That precocious little boy is a real chatterer.

Synonyms of chatterer

babbler, blabber, blabbermouth, blowhard, cackler, chatterbox, conversationalist, gabbler, jabberer, prattler, talker, windbag

Words Related to chatterer

gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale

blatherer, blatherskite

converser, discourser

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