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US /ˈpɹeɪtɚ/ UK /ˈpreɪtə/
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1 noun · a person who talks at... chattererprattlerbabbler
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Related forms prateprattlegarrulous

Etymology

Formed from prate ("to talk foolishly or tediously") + the agent suffix -er. Prate entered Middle English from Middle Dutch praten ("to talk, chatter"). This word is unrelated to the Vienna park called the Prater.

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