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talker

  • /ˈtɔːkə/ UK
  • /ˈtɔkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːkə(ɹ)

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From Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er.

noun talkers

  1. A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. What this country needs is a smooth talker.
  2. Any creature or machine that talks. Some parrots are vociferous talkers.
  3. informal A talk show
  4. informal A talk-show host.
  5. informal An all-talk radio station.
  6. informal A popular topic of conversation. The royal engagement is likely to be a top talker right through the wedding.
  7. informal A talking point.
  8. Internet A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
  9. informal Mouth. Although on Sundays when the men had finished feeding cattle, the rest of the afternoon was free […] still they weren't comfortable in the bunkhouse if George was abroad; he had a queer authority without even knowing it, an ability to upset you, maybe because he so seldom opened his talker and his s
  10. A table talker or shelf-talker.
  11. An augmentative and alternative communication device.

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@misc{talker_2026,
  title = {talker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}