talker
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er.
Pronunciation
editAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)
Noun
edittalker (plural talkers)
- A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
- What this country needs is a smooth talker.
- That guy's a real talker.
- Any creature or machine that talks.
- Some parrots are vociferous talkers.
- (informal, media) A talk show
- (informal, media) A talk-show host.
- (informal, media) An all-talk radio station.
- (informal, media) A popular topic of conversation.
- The royal engagement is likely to be a top talker right through the wedding.
- (informal, politics) A talking point.
- (Internet) A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
- (informal) Mouth.
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- Although on Sundays when the men had finished feeding cattle, the rest of the afternoon was free […] still they weren't comfortable in the bunkhouse if George was abroad; he had a queer authority without even knowing it, an ability to upset you, maybe because he so seldom opened his talker and his silence made you look in upon yourself, on the guilt you always knew was there.
- (marketing) A table talker or shelf-talker.
- an augmentative and alternative communication divice
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