Crossword clues for talker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talker \Talk"er\, n.
-
One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.
There probably were never four talkers more admirable in four different ways than Johnson, Burke, Beauclerk, and Garrick.
--Macaulay. A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt or reproach.
--Jer. Taylor.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. 2 (context informal media English) A talk show; a talk-show host; an all-talk radio station. 3 (context informal media English) A popular topic of conversation. 4 (context informal politics English) A talking point. 5 (context Internet English) A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, that predates instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
WordNet
n. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: speaker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser]
Wikipedia
A talker is a chat system that people use to talk to each other over the Internet. Dating back to the 1980s, they were a predecessor of instant messaging.
A talker is a communication system precursor to MMORPGs and other virtual worlds such as Second Life. Talkers are a form of online virtual worlds in which multiple users are connected at the same time to chat in real-time. People log in to the talkers remotely (usually via telnet), and have a basic text interface with which to communicate with each other.
The early talkers were similar to MUDs with most of the complex game machinery stripped away, leaving just the communication level commands — hence the name "talker". ew-too was, in fact, a MUD server with the game elements removed.
Most talkers are free and based on open source software.
Many of the online metaphors used on talkers, such as "rooms" and "residency", were established by these early pioneering services and remain in use by modern 3D interfaces such as Second Life.
Usage examples of "talker".
At the same time the phone talker hoisted a large American flag on a temporary flagpole aft of the flying bridge, the wind from the north flapping the fabric.
How could I, at my age, renounce the prerogative, so pleasant to my vanity, of being reputed a fine talker?
I obtained from my captain a French soldier to serve me, and I was well pleased when I found that the man was a hairdresser by trade, and a great talker by nature, for he could take care of my beautiful head of hair, and I wanted to practise French conversation.
A great talker, with a memory crammed with maxims and precepts often without sense, but of which she loved to make a show, very devout, and so jealous of her husband that she did not conceal her vexation when he expressed his satisfaction at being seated at table opposite her sister, she laid herself open to much ridicule.
I was, it is true, a profligate, a gambler, a bold talker, a man who thought of little besides enjoying this present life, but in all that there was no offence against the state.
The many voices of his workthe rhythms and stances of the clinical observer, sardonically twisted wit, enraged cynic, brilliant brooding doubter, keening griever after beauty or at least dignity, humble straight talker, and of course, the thunderare all his voice.
The many voices of his work -- the rhythms and stances of the clinical observer, sardonically twisted wit, enraged cynic, brilliant brooding doubter, keening griever after beauty or at least dignity, humble straight talker, and of course, the thunder -- are all his voice.
He was young, marked with the small-pox, a greedy eater, a loud talker, laughing and speaking at random, and altogether I took him for a servant in disguise.
Medini who was a great talker and a dreadful liar thought to persuade me by shewing me a number of open letters, commending him in pompous terms to the best houses in Florence.
The pitchmen say you know how to draw the marks, and with a few more years under your belt, you might even become the best talker on the lot.
Every teacher, every writer, every talker, every two friends who talked together constituted a potential primary nucleus in a renascent social system.
Besides, the Widow Steavens is a good talker, and she has a remarkable memory.
He was a pitiless talker, and on the pretence of having seen me at Milan he took the opportunity of flattering me in a disgusting manner.
Dancers, players, talkers, all uttered an exclamation of joy -- every one inhaled with delight the breeze that floated in.
The towering talkers had less mobility than any other member of the Associative, which was why none had come along in the first place.