patterer


pat·ter 1

P0118400 (păt′ər)v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters v.intr.1. To make a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: Rain pattered steadily against the glass.2. To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.v.tr. To cause to patter.n. A quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: the patter of rain on the rooftops.
[Frequentative of pat.]

pat·ter 2

P0118400 (păt′ər)v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters v.intr.1. To speak or chatter glibly and rapidly.2. To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner.v.tr. To utter in a glib, rapid, or mechanical manner.n.1. The jargon of a particular group; cant.2. Glib rapid speech, as of an auctioneer, salesperson, or comedian.3. Meaningless talk; chatter.
[Middle English pateren, shortening and alteration of paternoster, paternoster (from the mechanical and rapid recitation of the prayer); see paternoster.]
pat′ter·er n.

patterer

(ˈpætərə) n1. a person who speaks glibly or rapidly2. a person able to speak the jargon or lingo of a particular group