talker
/'tɔ:kə/
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Definition
- 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
- 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