# talker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɔːkə/ · frequency rank #30,614

## Definitions
1. A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
2. Any creature or machine that talks.
3. A talk show
4. A talk-show host.
5. An all-talk radio station.
6. A popular topic of conversation.
7. A talking point.
8. A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
9. Mouth.
10. A table talker or shelf-talker.
11. An augmentative and alternative communication device.

## Etymology
From Middle English talkere, equivalent to talk + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **talks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-talks)
- **Tyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tyler)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-taper)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-taser)
- **tamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tamer)
- **tater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tater)
- **tucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tucker)
- **taller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-taller)
- **tanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tanner)
- **tasked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tasked)
- **teller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-teller)
- **tanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tanker)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tinker)
- **ticker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-ticker)
- **tiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tiller)
- **tamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tamper)
- **talkie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-talkie)
- **tanked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tanked)
- **taster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-taster)
- **tapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talker-vs-tapper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atlker`, `takler`, `talekr`, `talkerr`, `talkker`, `talkre`, `tallker`, `tlaker`, `ttalker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/talker