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  • noun One who is not a talker; an untalkative person.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ talker

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Examples

  • Dave had been listening instead of talking, a 'standard feature of his "low profile" - and very nearly a third way to lie, Ira, and easier than its equivalent-talking while saying nothing-and also tends to give the nontalker a reputation for wisdom.

    Time Enough For Love Heinlein, Robert A. 1973

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