Schwätzer

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German swetzer. By surface analysis, schwatzen (jabber, prattle) +‎ -er (agentive suffix).

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  • Hyphenation: Schwät‧zer

Noun

Schwätzer m (strong, genitive Schwätzers, plural Schwätzer, diminutive Schwätzerchen n or Schwätzerlein n, feminine Schwätzerin)

  1. windbag, babbler, prattler, chatterer
    Synonyms: Plappermaul, Plaudertasche, Schwatzkopf, Schwatzmaul, Schwatztante
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [Human, All Too Human]‎, section 28:
      Weg mit den bis zum Ueberdruss verbrauchten Wörtern Optimismus und Pessimismus! Denn der Anlass, sie zu gebrauchen, fehlt von Tag zu Tage mehr: nur die Schwätzer haben sie jetzt noch so unumgänglich nöthig.
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