talker

One who converses

A talker is someone who talks, especially someone notable for how much or how they talk: a fast talker, a smooth talker, a big talker.

The word often implies quantity over substance—someone who talks a lot but may not follow through: He's all talk.

A talker can also be something that provokes conversation: That painting is a real talker.

chatterbox

blabbermouth

One who reveals secrets

chatterer · gabber · babbler · prattler · jabberer · yakker · rambler · loudmouth · big mouth · magpie

verbose

long-winded

Excessively wordy, tediously so

  • ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
  • wordyUsing more language than necessary
  • prolixExcessively wordy in speech

circumlocutory · digressive · meandering · tedious · droning · bloviator · windbag · repetitive · tangential · overwrought

orator

speaker

One who talks

spokesperson · preacher · declaimer · rhetorician · speechmaker · public speaker · elocutionist · sermonizer · stump speaker · toastmaster

eloquent

articulate

Express clearly, or well-spoken

expressive · glib · well-spoken · wordsmith · spellbinder · charmer · spin doctor · honey-tongued · gift of gab

conversationalist

chat

Informal verbal exchange

discussion · rapport · schmooze · heart-to-heart · tête-à-tête · raconteur · socializer · mingler · networker · companion

broadcaster

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

newscaster · correspondent · announcer · sportscaster · newsreader · anchorman · anchorwoman · anchorperson · coanchor · weatherperson

Categories
Opposites
communication role

talkerlistener

One who attends aurally

hearer · heeder · audience · observer · nontalker

verbal output quantity

talkermute

Without voice or sound

introvert · wallflower · man of few words · strong silent type · clam

action orientation

talkerdoer

Person who acts

actor · practitioner · achiever · man of action · worker

Phrases
Family

talk, talks, talking, talkative, talked, talkers, talkie, talkativeness, talky

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G