talker

[tawk-er]

noun

1. a person who speaks, especially one who speaks readily or too much.

2. a person who speaks in a specified way (used in combination).

Example Sentences

Bush, a Republican, said in his eulogy: "In a profession that attracts talkers, he was a thinker and a listener."

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Some birds, such as parrots, are known to be good talkers, but to Penelope’s knowledge there had never been a great orator among them.

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As a chronic talker and oversharer, I had worked hard to cultivate listening skills, so that I could repay my friends’ kind attention with deep listening of my own.

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Lee can be a smooth talker and an adept liar, except in situations where only the truth will suffice.

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The Defense Department purges images, biographies and histories that reference the Tuskegee Airmen, the Navajo code talkers and baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

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Related Words

• debater www.thesaurus.com
• orator 
• raconteur