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
Nelson is a Willy Loman, a failing wheeler-dealer and big talker with no game to back him up.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Welcome Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's new daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The View drew speculation from viewers and commentators last week when the daytime talker failed to address the suspension by ABC of Kimmel’s late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
In the nexus of conservative talkers and campus warriors, Kirk was never at the top of my list.
—Stephen Kent, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
With the General Assembly set to take up another biennial budget in the upcoming 2026 session, this will be a talker.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Here are the talkers The Brewers have officially punched their ticket to the postseason!
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The end of The Late Show at the end of the 2025-26 season will leave CBS without a late-night presence for the first time since 1993, when David Letterman moved from NBC to launch late night talker.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Polished words without substance don't land Some candidates are great talkers.
—Eli Rubel, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Welcome Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's new daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The View drew speculation from viewers and commentators last week when the daytime talker failed to address the suspension by ABC of Kimmel’s late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
In the nexus of conservative talkers and campus warriors, Kirk was never at the top of my list.
—Stephen Kent, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
With the General Assembly set to take up another biennial budget in the upcoming 2026 session, this will be a talker.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Here are the talkers The Brewers have officially punched their ticket to the postseason!
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The end of The Late Show at the end of the 2025-26 season will leave CBS without a late-night presence for the first time since 1993, when David Letterman moved from NBC to launch late night talker.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Polished words without substance don't land Some candidates are great talkers.
—Eli Rubel, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talker
Noun
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Anderson is a rare and rangy breed of cinematic maximalist—a satirical quasi-historian and pop-cultural magpie with a gift for weaving disparate influences into a marvellously unruly synthesis.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the film’s animal characters paid homage to Korean culture, with Derpy the tiger inspired by the national animal and chokdo art, while Sassy the three-eyed magpie completed the traditional Korean artistic pairing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Anybody who knew Palmieri in person was aware that the keyboard genius was also salsa’s funniest, most eccentric conversationalist.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sharp communication skills can help build relationships and propel your career, but being a good conversationalist often takes continual practice, Wood Brooks says.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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“Talker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talker. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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