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
My cousin has always been a big talker, boasting about his business, kids, vacation home, whatever.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Tune out jet engines and loud talkers on your next flight with these Soundcore noise-canceling headphones.
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Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Gollakota is partial to the scenario of someone sitting on a bench, listening to chirping birds, and being intruded upon by loud talkers.
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Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
In the cookbook section, for example, McCormick reached out to the restaurant chefs, bakers and coffee shops in downtown Parkville for books about their craft that inspired them, and will include cards on the shelf called shelf talkers, where the person will talk about why the book is so great.
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Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Leading the way would be the ousting of late-night talker Stephen Colbert and threats to yank late-night host Jimmy Kimmel of ABC off the air.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start?
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Andee Tagle,
NPR,
25 May 2026
When our kids complained about a talker my response was always the same thing.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
The Lions were a big talker in last year’s NCAA Tournament after two upset wins over LSU at the Baton Rouge regional, and this regional has the potential to bring the same fireworks.
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Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Tune out jet engines and loud talkers on your next flight with these Soundcore noise-canceling headphones.
—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Gollakota is partial to the scenario of someone sitting on a bench, listening to chirping birds, and being intruded upon by loud talkers.
—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
In the cookbook section, for example, McCormick reached out to the restaurant chefs, bakers and coffee shops in downtown Parkville for books about their craft that inspired them, and will include cards on the shelf called shelf talkers, where the person will talk about why the book is so great.
—
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Leading the way would be the ousting of late-night talker Stephen Colbert and threats to yank late-night host Jimmy Kimmel of ABC off the air.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start?
—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
25 May 2026
When our kids complained about a talker my response was always the same thing.
—
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
The Lions were a big talker in last year’s NCAA Tournament after two upset wins over LSU at the Baton Rouge regional, and this regional has the potential to bring the same fireworks.
—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talker
Noun
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Even the New York Times got in on the action, with a profile of the eccentric Sitwell (the charms her magpie, Hecate, are impossible to resist).
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Over to the corvid family for some intelligence, and the raven gets the nod for its size advantage over the magpie and the jay.
Noun
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Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel.
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And be a good conversationalist by being curious about others’ lives.
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“Talker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talker. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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