spouter — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Anything that spouts.

2. Someone who rants or talks nonsense at length.

   Examples

   a spouter of hateful rhetoric

3. A whale that breathes by spouting; especially a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).

   Usage

   • Archaic

4. A vessel used in whaling.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Synonyms

   whaleboatwhaleshipwhaler

   Examples

   Peter Edwards was bragging all around the little port about his boy, shanghaied off to sea on his first voyage and coming home skipper of a bung-full spouter.

5. A vessel used in whaling. A person engaged in whaling; a skillful whaler.

   Usage

   • Historical
   • Rare

Noun

1. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

   Synonyms

   chattererbabblerpraterchatterboxmagpie

   Broader terms

   speakertalkeruttererverbalizerverbaliser

2. an oil well that is spouting

   Broader terms

   oil welloiler

3. a spouting whale

   Broader terms

   whale