gabbler

English

Etymology

gabble +‎ -er

Noun

gabbler (plural gabblers)

  1. One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.

Usage notes

Note the differences implied between gabblers and other prattlers in R. F. Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (at the end of the tailor's tale).

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References

  • gabbler in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828. (Note the somewhat different definition.)
  • “gabbler” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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