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Schwätzer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chatterbox noun A person who talks a great deal, often more than others want to hear.
  • peddler noun A person who travels around selling small goods.
  • tattletale noun (informal, chiefly North American) Someone, especially a child, who reports on other people's misbehaviour, often just to get them in trouble.
  • windbag noun Someone who talks a great deal, often pompously, without saying much of substance.

Senses

Schwätzer is used for these senses in English:

  • chatterbox (informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
  • peddler (figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.
  • platitudinarian One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.
  • tattletale One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
  • windbag (mildly, derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.

peddler — full definition

  1. noun A person who travels around selling small goods.
  2. noun A drug dealer.

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