Blatherer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person characterized by their tendency to communicate in a foolish or aimless manner without providing any real insight
2. Someone who habitually talks at length without saying anything meaningful
3. An individual who engages in endless chatter that lacks substance or relevance

Etymology: Blather itself is the older word, first recorded in Middle English as "blather" in the sense of nonsense or idle talk, and its origin is uncertain. The "-er" ending that turns it into "blatherer" is the same agent suffix found in words like "baker" or "teacher." English took it from Old French "-ier," which descended from Latin "-arius," a suffix marking a person connected with a job or characteristic. The suffix has been in English since Old English, where "-ere" attached to verbs and nouns to name doers, and it became "-er" in Middle English. So "blatherer" is a compound of two very old English building blocks. It describes someone who keeps producing the empty chatter the base word names.

Synonyms: talker, prattler, blabbermouth, chatterbox

Antonyms: listener, quiet person