spouter

A noun referring to a person who talks excessively and foolishly, an oil well that is actively spouting, or a whale that is spouting water.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que fala demais e de forma tola, um poço de petróleo que jorra em grande quantidade, ou uma baleia que expele água pelo espiráculo.

1. A talkative person C1 informal

   An obnoxious, foolish, and excessively talkative person.

   • He's such a spouter at parties, nobody can get a word in.
   • The old spouter in the pub wouldn't stop talking about his youth.
   • She dismissed him as a tedious spouter with no real ideas.

   🇵🇹Falastrão

   Sinônimos: blabbermouthblatherskiteblowhardchatterboxgasbagmotormouthprattlerwindbag

   Antônimos: listener

2. An oil well C1 formal technical

   An oil well that is actively spouting or gushing oil.

   • The newly drilled well turned out to be a rich spouter.
   • They struck a spouter that produced thousands of barrels a day.
   • The spouter was capped to prevent an environmental disaster.

   🇵🇹Poço de petróleo em erupção

   Sinônimos: gusher

3. A spouting whale C1 formal

   A whale that is spouting water from its blowhole.

   • The sailors spotted a spouter on the horizon.
   • A massive spouter breached the surface, sending a plume of water into the air.
   • The naturalist watched the spouter through his binoculars.

   🇵🇹Baleia que lança jato de água

   Sinônimos: blower

• spouters plural form
• spouters' possessive plural form
• spouter's possessive singular form