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BABBLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
Synonyms:
babbler; cackler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("babbler" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Holonyms ("babbler" is a member of...):
genus Timalia; Timalia (type genus of the Timaliidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Synonyms:
babbler; chatterbox; chatterer; magpie; prater; spouter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("babbler" is a kind of...):
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser; verbalizer (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous))
Derivation:
babble (to talk foolishly)
babble (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way)
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