blabbermouth

blabbermouth
/blab"euhr mowth'/, n., pl. blabbermouths /-mowdhz', -mowths'/.
a person who talks too much, esp. indiscreetly.
[1935-40, Amer.; BLABBER + MOUTH]
Syn. gossip, gossipmonger, busybody, talebearer, bigmouth, tattler.

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