1. Long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
   "The magpie collected shiny objects to decorate its large, domed nest";
   - maggie [dialect]
    
2. Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
   "The local magpie's house was filled with curiosities found at flea markets";
   - scavenger, pack rat
    
3. Someone who talks a lot, esp. someone who talks too much or foolishly
   "The constant magpie at the party made it difficult for others to have a conversation";
   - chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, spouter

Derived forms: magpies

Type of: aggregator, collector, corvine bird, hoarder, speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser [Brit], verbalizer

Part of: genus Pica, Pica

Encyclopedia: Magpie, Victoria