talker

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Recent Examples of talker Miami Heat wing Myron Gardner is becoming known as one of the NBA’s ultimate trash talkers from the bench. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Like the heroes of those films, Safdie is a native New Yorker and a very fast, very entertaining talker. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Joe Keery is making his Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities this fall, playing a character who at first seems like a smooth Hollywood talker, but ultimately just wants to keep his family together. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 Holmes is one of those smile-talkers—people who grin as words pour out of their mouths. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Drinkwitz is known to be a bit of a trash talker, so was this his way of getting one last jab in on A&M before moving on to planning for Ole Miss this weekend? — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show are the last remaining daytime talkers produced under the traditional syndication model. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Albernaz, Vogt’s fiery bench coach his first two years in Cleveland, is a renowned trash talker. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 An ace trash talker, Ali took potshots at Frazier’s intellect and cast him as an ally of the white establishment. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talker
Noun
  • Her magpie collecting led her to her early jewelry, with friends asking her for pieces.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Powell McCormick, an energetic conversationalist who remembers people’s children’s names and is willing to make introductions, already has turned to her Rolodex to help clinch deals and explore new financing structures for these ambitions.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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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“Talker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talker. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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