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babbler

American  
[bab-ler] / ˈbæb lər /

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 British  
/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of babbler

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

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the southern pied babbler does not, in fact, merely babble.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

A natural babbler with no filter, Doug apologizes for his, er, stomach issues.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2015

Trying to describe the movie's plot can leave one similarly feeling like an incoherent babbler.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2015

Brought up to be a Lutheran pastor, he left Zurich soon after his first sermon, on the text: "What will this babbler say?"

From Time Magazine Archive

"That is a good point, old babbler," said Rabadash.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

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