talker

Related to talker: sweet talker, Wall talker

fast talker

A person who verbally manipulates others into doing or believing something, especially something that is not in their best interest. I could tell that he was a fast talker just by the way he tried to close the deal so quickly. Used car salesmen have a reputation for being fast talkers. They'll say anything to sell a car.
See also: fast, talker

great talkers are little doers

proverb People who are more preoccupied with boastful or arrogant talk tend not to do or accomplish much of any real value. Cynthia won't stop blabbing long enough to get anything done here. Boy, great talkers are little doers!
See also: great, little, talker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a fast ˈtalker

a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted: The salesman was a real fast talker, and somehow managed to convince me to buy the most expensive model!
See also: fast, talker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a fast talker
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a walking
  • a walking (something)
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • a horse of another
  • a horse of another color
  • a horse of another colour
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Pair the article and interview with Joseph Bruchac's book, Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two.
THE CODE THAT COULDN'T BE BROKEN: During World War II, a group of young Navajo men created an unbreakable code that helped the U.S. defeat Japan and win the war in the Pacific
Pierre, who remains as the most dominant welterweight of all time, is no stranger to verbal assaults, after battling the likes of notorious trash talkers like Nick Diaz and Josh Koscheck in the past.
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Lazarowich, a documentary film producer, will be teaming up with director Cowboy Smithx to create a documentary short about Cree code talkers as part of the National Screen Institute of Canada's Aboriginal Documentary Training Course.
Documentary about World War II code talkers to honour Cree veterans
In basic training, Marine sergeants bragged about the prowess of Platoon 382, the Navajo recruits," Nez said in Code Talker.
Last of codetalkers fought war of words
Gary Frank, owner of San Francisco-based shelf talker provider ShelfWiz, adds, "Electronic shelf talkers currently present a very costly alternative to traditional shelf talkers.
Look Who's Talking
For the third year, 2011, the films featured Mitzie Begay, a cultural liaison at Tsehootsooi Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Ariz.; Jack Jackson Sr., a former Arizona state senator; Keith Little, a World War II Navajo code talker; and Harold Morgan, legislative assistant to the Navajo Tribal Council.
Communications students collaborate on oral history
"Our Navajo code talkers have been real life heroes to generations of Navajo people."
Navajo Code Talker Dead, George Smith Dies Decades After Serving US In World War II [PHOTO]
NEW YORK--CandyRific, which sells candy and novelty product combinations using popular licensed brands, has partnered with Mind Candy Ltd., creator of the Moshi Monsters brand, to produce under license a Moshi Monster Marshmallow Pop, Moshi Monster Talker and Moshi Monster Candy Fan.
Moshi Monsters offerings upcoming from CandyRific
Utilizing Latex Impregnated and Jetlaser Translucent paper-based face materials, these new shelf marker and shelf talker labelstocks for the Americas market offer superior on-the-job performance for on-the-shelf product information and advertising.
Shelf labeling with UPM Raflatac
Phil," which became the most popular syndie talker after Oprah Winfrey's exit, is down 3% year-to-year in same-day household ratings and by a bit more (5%-7%) in various older femme categories; it has maintained its year-ago average, though, in women 18-34.
Former 'Oprah' slots carry clout
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII, by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila, Berkley Books, 320 pages, $26.95.
Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Like many returning veterans, one Code Talker spoke of the war's aftermath, but unlike many returning veterans, his traditional culture was his salvation.
True Whisperers: The Story of The Navajo Code Talkers (2007)
About one of every 10 two-year-olds in the study was a late talker, scoring in the lowest 15 per cent on a list of 310 common words.
Late talkers do fine as they grow up
"I think if you look at the way management's going at the moment, the manager is a talker.
MARTINEZ WOULD BE 'SPECIAL' BOSS