Definition of Babbler

Babylon English
babbler
n. one who chatters; gossiper; type of bird from the passerine birds that has a loud babbling call (Zoology); tape recording of several voices talking simultaneously that is used as an anti-bugging apparatus to prevent or disturb eavesdropping

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Babbler Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Babbler
(n.)
An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.
  
(n.)
A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.
  
(n.)
A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
  

WordNet 2.0
babbler

Noun
1. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
(synonym) chatterer, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
(hypernym) speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
(derivation) babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither
2. any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
(synonym) cackler
(hypernym) oscine, oscine bird
(member-holonym) Timalia, genus Timalia

Australian Slang
Babbler
a cook

Anagram
babbler
     blabber

hEnglish - advanced version
babbler

babbler
\bab"bler\ (&?;), n.
1. an idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust.
2. a hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
3. (zo?l.) a name given to any one of family (timalin?) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.
babbler
n
1. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, prater, chatterbox, spouter]


2. any of various insectivorous old world birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family muscicapidae [syn: cackler]




  similar words(3) 




 wren babbler 
 reed babbler 
 tit babbler 

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Brygawthwr
Brygawthwr = n. a babbler


Babbler Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Amorite
bitter; a rebel; a babbler
  


Babbler Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Babbler
Babbler can refer to bird species that belong to either of two unrelated families.

Prior to the development of modern molecular research methods (notably DNA-DNA hybridisation) the members of the Pomatostomidae were included in the Timaliidae.


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