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chatterer

B1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈtʃætərər/ UK /ˈtʃætərə/
Freq #131787

Meanings

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    The purple-throated chatterer is one of the striking cotingas of tropical South America.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who talks rapidly,... chatterboxbabblerprater
2 noun · an older common name for... cotinga
Opposites
quiet person
Word family
Forms chatterers
Related forms chatterchatterboxCotingidaebellbird

Etymology

Formed from chatter + -er, first for a person or animal that chatters. Naturalists extended the name to several noisy or conspicuous passerine birds, especially members of the South American cotinga family.

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