talker
/ˈtɔkɚ/noun
talker is spelled T-A-L-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, talker means “A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of talker is talkers.
How many letters and syllables are in talker?
| Letters | 6: T-A-L-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is talker?
Talker appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce talker?
- UK /ˈtɔːkə/
- US /ˈtɔkɚ/
Talker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-talker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with talker?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as talker from its last stressed vowel (/ɔkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kartel.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of talker
- talkers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
What this country needs is a smooth talker.
- 2
Any creature or machine that talks.
Some parrots are vociferous talkers.
- 3
informalA talk show
- 4
informalA talk-show host.
- 5
informalAn all-talk radio station.
- 6
informalA popular topic of conversation.
The royal engagement is likely to be a top talker right through the wedding.
- 7
informalA talking point.
- 8
A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Talker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hablador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does talker come from?
From Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).