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.

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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

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

From Salon

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

Related Words

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