BABBLER

babbler, cackler

(noun) any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae

chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter

(noun) an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

babbler (plural babblers)

Someone who babbles.

Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae (found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).

(dated) A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.

Synonyms

• See also chatterbox

Anagrams

• blabber, brabble

Source: Wiktionary


Bab"bler, n.

1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust. L'Estrange.

2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A name given to any one of family (Timalinæ) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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