chatterer

[ chat-er-er ]

/ ˈtʃæt ər ər /

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noun

a person who chatters; a chatterbox.

any of several passerine birds having a chattering cry, as certain waxwings and cotingas.

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Origin of chatterer

First recorded in 1400–50, chatterer is from the late Middle English word chaterer.See chatter, -er¹

Words nearby chatterer

chattel mortgage, chattel slavery, chatter, chatterati, chatterbox, chatterer, chattering class, chattering classes, Chatterji, chatter mark, Chatterton

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How to use chatterer in a sentence

The Chatterer came directly to the tree—I remember it was an oak tree—and began to climb up.
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My mother and the Chatterer and I, and a few other simple bodies, were what might be termed suburban residents.
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Lop-Ear and his mate were in possession, and she was none other than my sister, the daughter of my step-father, the Chatterer.
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I did not see what became of my mother, but I did see the Chatterer shot down out of the old home-tree.
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I see,” she said with an acid little laugh, “you have the Chatterer up here in your unholy of unholies.
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British Dictionary definitions for chatterer

chatterer

/ (ˈtʃætərə) /

noun

someone or something that chatters

another name for cotinga

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