babbler

[ bab-ler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that babbles.
2. any of the birds of the family Timaliidae, many of which have a loud, babbling cry.

babbler

/ ˈbæblə /

noun

1. a person who babbles
2. any of various insect-eating birds of the Old World tropics and subtropics that have a loud incessant song: family Muscicapidae (warblers, thrushes, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of babbler¹

First recorded in 1520–30; babble + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He and Mr. Akbar hope to use the black-browed babbler’s discovery to build greater local interest in nature, and to bring tourist dollars to the region.

From New York Times

This includes two species of kiwi, five owls, three parakeets and a number of warblers and babblers.

From Scientific American

Presently I noticed a bird that was unmistakably a species of babbler, but it seemed enormous compared with any known babbler species.

From Literature

Donald Trump has done pretty well for someone ridiculed by most of the liberal media as an incoherent babbler.

From The Guardian

Collins described himself as a “scribbler and a babbler,” and he mastered both forms.

From Washington Times

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