Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who speaks: Someone who expresses themselves using language; a person engaged in the act of talking.
   • A person who talks a lot: Someone who is notably talkative, garrulous, or fond of speaking.
   • A public speaker: Someone who delivers a speech or address to an audience.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She is a very persuasive talker. (She is a person who speaks in a convincing way.)
  • He's not just a talker; he actually gets things done. (He is not merely a person who talks a lot; he takes action.)
  • The keynote talker at the conference was excellent. (The main public speaker at the conference was excellent.)

Advanced Usage

• "Smooth talker": A person who speaks in a charming, persuasive, and often insincere way.
  • Be careful, he's a smooth talker who might try to sell you something you don't need.
• "Fast talker": A person who speaks very quickly and persuasively, often to deceive or pressure someone.
  • The salesman was a fast talker, and I agreed to the deal before thinking it through.

Variants and Related Words

• Talk (verb): To speak in order to give information or express ideas.
• Talkative (adj.): Fond of or given to talking a great deal.
• Talkiness (n.): The quality of being talkative.

Synonyms

• Speaker: A person who speaks, especially in public.
• Conversationalist: A person who is good at or fond of engaging in conversation.
• Orator: A skilled public speaker.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Talk down to: To speak to someone as if they are less intelligent or important.
  • The professor never talks down to his students.
• Talk someone into/out of something: To persuade someone to do or not do something.
  • She talked me into going to the party.

Related Idioms

• Talk the talk: To speak convincingly about how to do something or about one's intentions.
  • It's easy to talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? (Can you actually do what you say?)
• A good talker: A person who is skilled or pleasant in conversation.
  • He's a good talker and makes friends easily.

Noun

1. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
   • the speaker at commencement
   • an utterer of useful maxims