chatterer

[ chat-er-er ]

noun

1. a person who chatters; a chatterbox.
2. any of several passerine birds having a chattering cry, as certain waxwings and cotingas.

chatterer

/ ˈtʃætərə /

noun

1. someone or something that chatters
2. another name for cotinga

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatterer¹

First recorded in 1400–50, chatterer is from the late Middle English word chaterer. See chatter, -er ¹

Example Sentences

I think the disappointment was in myself, for thinking that Samir was simply a small-minded chatterer.

From Literature

With all the chatterers in the world, Miss Manners would think people should be grateful to encounter someone who doesn't try to dominate every conversation.

From Washington Post

Still, it is enraging to watch a parade of dunderheads preen on cable — anchors and generals and chatterers — the same people whose cheerleading ensnared us in 20 years of quicksand in Iraq and Afghanistan.

From New York Times

I’ve never been much of a video chatterer, but the pandemic has forced just about all of us to use videoconferencing with the people we care about and work with.

From New York Times

Some politicians and social media chatterers repeat the narrative so often, she writes, that the story line “has proven to be a huge barrier to building support for positive policy action.”

From Washington Post

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