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babbler

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bab·bler  (bblr)
n.
1. One that babbles: a babbler of half-truths.
2. A tape recording of numerous voices talking at the same time, used as an antibugging device to hinder or prevent eavesdropping.

babbler [ˈbæblə]
n
1. a person who babbles
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various insect-eating birds of the Old World tropics and subtropics that have a loud incessant song: family Muscicapidae (warblers, thrushes, etc.)
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Noun1.babbler - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
2.babblerbabbler - any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
genus Timalia, Timalia - type genus of the Timaliidae
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babbler
nPlaudertasche f (inf)


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Granted I am a babbler, a harmless vexatious babbler, like all of us.
Not as regards me, I can understand, you know me, my lord, I am so discreet that the grave would appear a babbler compared to me; but -- do you understand, my lord?
Peter Giles, for instance, was a real man and a friend of More, while Hythlodaye was imaginary, his name being made of Greek words meaning Cunning Babbler.
 
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