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Webster 1913 Edition
Gabbler
Gab′bler
,Noun.
One who gabbles; a prater.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gabbler
GAB'BLER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
gabbler
gabbler
English
Noun
gabbler (plural gabblers)
- One who gabbles, or prates loquaciously on a trifling subject.
Usage notes
Note the differences implied between gabblers and other prattlers in R. F. Burton's translation of The Arabian Nights (at the end of the tailor's tale).
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References
- “gabbler” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828. (Note the somewhat different definition.)
- “gabbler” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.