gabber
A man at the market is known as a real gabber, always chatting with the vendors.
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who talks excessively or idly: "gabber" refers to someone who talks a great deal, often in a trivial or boastful manner.
- A chatterer or gossip: It can also describe someone who engages in persistent, sometimes meaningless, conversation.
Usage Examples
- (A person who talks too much.)
- (A gossip or idle talker.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be a gabber": to habitually engage in excessive or idle talk.
- She is known as a gabber at parties, dominating every conversation. (She talks too much in social settings.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gab (n): idle or trivial talk.
- Stop all that gab and get to work! (Stop the pointless conversation.)
- Gabby (adj): inclined to talk a lot; talkative.
- The gabby taxi driver told me his entire life story. (Very talkative.)
- Gabbing (v): the act of talking idly or excessively.
- They were gabbing on the phone for hours. (Talking idly.)
Synonyms
- Chatterer: a person who talks quickly and incessantly.
- Blabbermouth: a person who talks too much, especially about secrets.
- Windbag: a person who talks at great length but says little of substance.
Related Idioms
- Gift of the gab: the ability to speak eloquently or persuasively.
- He used his gift of the gab to convince the committee. (His natural talent for talking.)
- To gab away: to talk continuously and without purpose.
- They gabbed away all afternoon without deciding anything. (Talked idly for a long time.)