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
  • Both birds are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes magpies and jays, and both crows and ravens are famously playful and intelligent.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • There was a student at camp whose grandfather was a code talker, Shree says.
    — Liz Wegerer, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Here are the talkers The 2026 International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses conference is being held at the Baird Center this weekend, bringing 5,000 guests from 19 different countries to the area.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of talker
Noun
  • 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
  • Even by politician standards, Giffords was quite the chatterbox.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 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 7 Sep. 2026.

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