Definitions for: Babbler


[n] any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
[n] an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker



Webster (1913) Definition: Bab"bler, n.
1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.

Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust.
--L'Estrange.

2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to any one of family
(Timalin[ae]) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering
note.

Synonyms: cackler, chatterbox, chatterer, prater, spouter

See Also: genus Timalia, oscine, oscine bird, speaker, talker, Timalia, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer

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