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prattler

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpɹætələ(ɹ)/

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who prattles or is inclined to do so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The patrolman had the misfortune to be assigned a beat that ran past the house of Ms. McDougall, a notorious prattler and neighborhood gossip.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who speaks in a childish way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser

History

Etymology

From prattle + -er.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: ordgyder — someone who prattles
  • German: Schwatzmaul — someone who prattles
  • Irish: gliogaire — someone who prattles
  • Māori: komarero — someone who prattles
  • Māori: arero kapekapetau — someone who prattles
  • Tangut: 𗀁𗢯 — someone who prattles
  • Volapük: luspikan — someone who prattles
  • Volapük: hiluspikan — someone who prattles
  • Volapük: jiluspikan — someone who prattles