Gibberer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who speaks quickly and unintelligibly, producing a stream of meaningless or confused sounds
2. Someone who utters words rapidly and without clear articulation, creating an effect of babbling or mumbling
3. An individual who produces fast, incoherent speech that is difficult to understand or follow

Etymology: "Gibberer" is simply "gibber" with the agent suffix "-er" added, meaning one who gibbers. The suffix attaches to a verb to name the person who performs its action, so a gibberer is someone who talks rapidly and incoherently, or chatters in unintelligible babble. The base word "gibber" is the older and more familiar element, and it has its own quirky history. It has long been used for meaningless, rapid talk, and it later came to name the jabbering sound itself, as in the chatter of monkeys or the sound of excited speech. Adding "-er" keeps the word anchored to the person doing the chattering rather than the sound.

Synonyms: babbler