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talker

noun

Simple meaning

Someone who expresses in language.

Pronunciation

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tawker

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɔkɚ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

  2. A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.

  3. Any creature or machine that talks.

  4. informalmedia

    A talk-show host.

  5. An augmentative and alternative communication device.

  6. informal

    Mouth.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Primarily written

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

Used this way, talker is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • talkverbBase word

    Exchange thoughts.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • talker identificationnounCompound term

    Identification of a person from the sound of their voice.

  • sweet talkernounCompound term

    Someone with an assured and ingratiating manner.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • talking headnounRelated term

    A talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen.

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