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# talker

«talker» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who talks, especially in a certain way: a fast…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a talker, talkers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person who talks, especially in a certain way: a fast talker, a good talker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#m1)

2) (informal) A person who talks a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#m2)

3) A person who talks about doing things but does not do them: «he's all talk». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «she's a real talker» means she chats a lot. In stories «a smooth talker» is someone who persuades people, sometimes to trick them. A «talker» in school may be told to listen more. Phrases: «a good talker», «a big talker», «a smooth talker», «a fast talker».

### examples

- My little brother is a real talker — he never stops! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x1)
- She is a good talker and a good listener. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x2)
- Watch out for smooth talkers who promise too much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x3)
- The parrot is a great talker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x4)
- He's a big talker, but he never does anything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x5)
- The baby was a late talker but now says lots of words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x6)
- That comes of being a princess: she has been spoiled by flatterers, who have made her believe that she is quite a moderate talker!” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/#x7)

### note

Countable. From «talk» + «-er». «Talkative» is the adjective for someone who talks a lot. «A smooth talker» is often a warning in stories about tricks and scams.

### In the corpora

- [Toad sulks for a moment, then admits he is «a bit of a talker».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/3/)
- [Toad brightens: «perhaps I am a bit of a talker...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «talker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.