talking head

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talking head

/ˌtɔːkɪŋ ˈhɛd/ UK
/ˌtɔkɪŋ ˈhɛd/ US

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Probably from the fact that when a pundit is speaking on television, the camera often zooms in on his or her head.

noun talking heads

also, attributive, idiomatic A journalist or pundit, especially one on television, who presents or discusses issues of the day. Early TV newscasts consisted largely of "talking heads"—a reporter reading news bulletins or interviewing prominent politicians—but maps were frequently employed as visual aids, particularly for war news.

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中文	評論員 /评论员 pínglùnyuán
Deutsch	Redenschwinger, Fernsehkommentator
Русский	говоря́щая голова́ govorjáščaja golová

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@misc{talking_head_2026,
  title = {talking head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talking%20head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}