Definitions for talking head

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

talk′ing head′(n.)

  1. a television or film closeup of a person who is talking, as in a documentary or interview.

    Category: Showbiz, Status (usage)

Origin of talking head:

1965–70

Princeton's WordNet

  1. talking head(noun)

    a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

Wiktionary

  1. talking head(Noun)

    A pundit who discusses issues of the day, especially one on TV.


Translations for talking head

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

talking head(noun)

a TV personality.

  • kop-en-skouersAfrikaans
  • شَخْصِيَّه تِلْفِزْيونِيَّهArabic
  • телевизионен водещBulgarian
  • apresentador de TVPortuguese (BR)
  • účastník televizní debatyCzech
  • eine Person desöffentlichen LebensGerman
  • fjernsynsdebattørDanish
  • πρόσωπα που εμφανίζονται σε τηλεοπτικά πάνελGreek
  • locutor, personaje célebre de la televisiónSpanish
  • telenäguEstonian
  • شخصیت تلویزیونیFarsi
  • televisiopersoonaFinnish
  • présentateur, -triceFrench
  • צִילוּם-תַקרִיב של אָדָם מְדַבֵּרHebrew
  • कोई टीवी हस्तीHindi
  • spiker, najavljivačCroatian
  • műsorvezető, tévébemondóHungarian
  • tokoh TVIndonesian
  • (personaggio televisivo)Italian
  • (テレビの)キヤスターなどの話し手Japanese
  • (텔레비전 화면에 꽉 차게 비쳐진) 말하는 사람의 얼굴Korean
  • televizijos diktorius/vedėjasLithuanian
  • ´runājošā galva´ TVLatvian
  • penyampaiMalay
  • presentator in beeldDutch
  • TV-kjendis; synserNorwegian
  • znana postać telewizyjna, spikerPolish
  • известная личность на ТВRussian
  • osobnosť (v TV)Slovak
  • znan obraz s televizijeSlovenian
  • TV ličnostSerbian
  • tv-personlighetSwedish
  • ผู้ประกาศข่าวทางโทรทัศน์Thai
  • televizyonünlüsü kişiTurkish
  • 電視的特寫頭像Chinese (Trad.)
  • диктор на телебаченніUkrainian
  • ٹي وي کا آدميUrdu
  • nhân vật trên ti viVietnamese
  • (电视发言者的)头部特写,接受电视采访者Chinese (Simp.)

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