babbler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈbæb(ə)lə(ɹ)] (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English babeler, babler, equivalent to babble + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who babbles.
Great babblers, or talkers, are[…] not fit […]for trust.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- Any of several passerine birds, of the families Leiothrichidae, Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (found in Asia and Africa), and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
- (dated) A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| babblers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
striated babbler · glissando babbler · tit-babbler · rail-babbler · grey-chested babbler · Sikkim wedge-billed babbler · white-headed babbler · jungle babbler · Australo-Papuan babbler · wren-babbler · black-capped babbler · jewel-babbler · black-browed babbler · psychobabbler · scimitar babbler · shrike-babbler · Bengal babbler · yellow-eyed babbler · ground babbler
Translations (29)
kk мылжың (someone who babbles) · fi lörppö (someone who babbles) · kk қырт (someone who babbles) · fi pälpättäjä (someone who babbles) · kk даңдақ (someone who babbles) · mi komarero (someone who babbles) · fi timali (bird) · la blatero (someone who babbles) · kk езмалта (someone who babbles) · es balbuceador (someone who babbles) · fi höpöttäjä (someone who babbles) · mi ngutupī (someone who babbles) · ca timàlia (bird) · kk көкіме (someone who babbles) · nrf fliaûneux (someone who babbles) · mk дрдорко (someone who babbles) · mi ngutu pī (someone who babbles) · ru пустомеля (someone who babbles) · mk баботач (someone who babbles) · fi lörpöttelijä (someone who babbles) · fi lavertelija (someone who babbles) · kk тантық (someone who babbles) · grc φλύαρος (someone who babbles) · fi jokeltaja (someone who babbles) · fr babillard (someone who babbles) · fi australiantimali (bird) · ga cabaire (someone who babbles) · ca cridaner (bird) · fr babillarde (someone who babbles)