name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
prater
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rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: P R EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Large public park in Vienna, or (specifically) the amusement park within it.
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who prates; a chatterer.
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noun
Meaning 4
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chatterer, babbler, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
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Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
History
Etymology
From German Prater, from either Latin pratum (“meadow”) or Latin praetor (“magistrate,lawyer”) (or both), possibly via Spanish prado or Italian prato.
From prate + -er.