English Explanatory Dictionary

babbler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who babbles.
  2. Any of several passerine birds, of the families Timaliidae and Paradoxornithidae (both found in Asia, Africa) and Pomatostomidae (found in Australia).
  3. A hound who is too noisy on finding a good scent.

Pronunciation

[ˈbæb(ə)lə(ɹ)] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-babbler.wav

Word forms

babbler babblers

Etymology

From Middle English babeler, babler, equivalent to babble + -er.

Derived words

Australo-Papuan babbler Bengal babbler black-capped babbler glissando babbler grey-chested babbler ground babbler jewel-babbler jungle babbler psychobabbler rail-babbler scimitar babbler shrike-babbler Sikkim wedge-billed babbler striated babbler tit-babbler white-headed babbler wren-babbler yellow-eyed babbler
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