A person who talks foolishly, pompously, or at great length, esp. to little purpose; a mere talker; a chatterer, ranter, preacher.
| 单词 | θ125178 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > [noun] > one who indulges in (10) praterc1500 A person who talks foolishly, pompously, or at great length, esp. to little purpose; a mere talker; a chatterer, ranter, preacher. bumbard?a1513 A lazy or foolish person. babbler?1555 A person who talks indiscreetly; a teller of secrets; a gossip, a blabber. jabberer1678 One who jabbers; a chatterer. bag of wind1816 bag of wind. A person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker. Also: a loud-mouthed… haverel1825 A person given to foolish or inconsequential chatter or gossip; = haverer, n. 1. Also: a stupid or ignorant person, a fool, a simpleton. haverer1825 Chiefly Scottish. A person given to foolish or inconsequential chattering; a garrulous person, a chatterbox. Cf. haverel, n. 2. windbag1827 figurative (contemptuous). An empty pretender, or something pretentious but unsubstantial; esp. a voluble and senseless talker. (Cf. wind, n.1… clatfarta1930 A gossip; a telltale or windbag. natterer1959 A person who fusses or natters; a chatterer. |
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