babbler

English

Etymology

babble +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [ˈbæb(ə)lə(ɹ)]

Noun

babbler (plural babblers)

1. Someone who babbles.

   Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. — L'Estrange.

2. Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae (found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
3. (dated) A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.

Translations

someone who babbles

• French: babillard (fr) m; babillarde (fr) f

• Jèrriais: fliaûneux m

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• Icelandic: þvaðrari m, skrafskjóða f, vaðalsgepill m, vaðlari m

Anagrams

• blabber