Talker

Talker
Talker Talk"er, n. 1. One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist. [1913 Webster]

There probably were never four talkers more admirable in four different ways than Johnson, Burke, Beauclerk, and Garrick. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or reproach. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


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  • Talker — A talker is a chat system that people use to talk to each other over the Internet.[1] Dating back to the 1980s, they were a predecessor of instant messaging. A talker is a communication system precursor to MMORPGs and other virtual worlds such as …   Wikipedia

  • talker — UK [ˈtɔːkə(r)] / US [ˈtɔkər] noun [countable] Word forms talker : singular talker plural talkers informal someone who talks a lot or who talks in a particular way She s quite a talker. a smooth talker (= someone who is good at persuading people… …   English dictionary

  • talker — talk|er [ tɔkər ] noun count INFORMAL someone who talks a lot or talks in a particular way: She s quite a talker. a smooth talker (=someone who is good at persuading people by saying nice things): Your brother certainly is a smooth talker, isn t… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • talker — noun a) A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. What this country needs is a smooth talker. b) A talk show; a talk show host; an all talk radio station. The royal engagement is likely to be a top… …   Wiktionary

  • Talker — Tal|ker 〈[tɔ:kə(r)] m. 3; TV; umg.〉 = Talkmaster * * * Tal|ker [ tɔ:kɐ ], der; s, [engl. talker = Sprecher, zu: to talk, ↑ talken]: 1. (EDV) Gerät, das Daten sendet. 2. ( …   Universal-Lexikon

  • talker — n. (colloq.) a fast, smooth talker ( one who speaks glibly, in a deceptive manner ) * * * [ tɔːkə] smooth talker ( one who speaks glibly, in a deceptive manner ) (colloq.) a fast …   Combinatory dictionary

  • talker — [[t]tɔ͟ːkə(r)[/t]] talkers N COUNT: usu supp N You can use talker to refer to someone when you are considering how much they talk, or how good they are at talking to people. ...a fluent talker …   English dictionary

  • talker — noun (C) informal someone who talks a lot or talks in a particular way: What a talker that man is! | We need a persuasive talker and a good organizer …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Talker — pranešimų šaltinis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. talker vok. Talker, m rus. источник сообщений, m pranc. source de messages, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • talker — pranešimų šaltinis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. talker vok. Talker, m rus. источник сообщений, m pranc. source de messages, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

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