as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
your brother is quite a talker—he wouldn't let me get a word in edgewise
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Recent Examples of talker
Both of those reports are always talkers.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Face values for WrestleMania 42 have become such a talking point that one of WWE’s professional talkers, Pat McAfee, announced a temporary 25 percent discount on Friday’s SmackDown (USA Network).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, the long-running late-night talker was canceled by CBS after 33 years, 11 seasons of which were hosted by Colbert.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
The shows have been a talker online among fans and hip hop pundits, who are debating who will put on a better set.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
What the code talkers represented, Batton said, were young men keeping their language alive and unifying Americans as a whole.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Huggins is a quiet talker with a dry wit and Martin can be a downright big-hearted pile of goo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The viral talkers have become the measure and the expression of the public’s outrage, mediated through the algorithms of social media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Face values for WrestleMania 42 have become such a talking point that one of WWE’s professional talkers, Pat McAfee, announced a temporary 25 percent discount on Friday’s SmackDown (USA Network).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, the long-running late-night talker was canceled by CBS after 33 years, 11 seasons of which were hosted by Colbert.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
The shows have been a talker online among fans and hip hop pundits, who are debating who will put on a better set.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
What the code talkers represented, Batton said, were young men keeping their language alive and unifying Americans as a whole.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Huggins is a quiet talker with a dry wit and Martin can be a downright big-hearted pile of goo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The viral talkers have become the measure and the expression of the public’s outrage, mediated through the algorithms of social media.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talker
Noun
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So now here’s Martha just seeing single magpies all over the place.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mornings start at Plume, which takes its inspiration from Taiwan’s national bird, the blue magpie (taking pride of place on a floor-to-ceiling mural by French artist Elsa Jeandedieu).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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And be a good conversationalist by being curious about others’ lives.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Talker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talker. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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