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Noun: talking head
  1. A talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen
    "The news program featured several talking heads discussing the latest political developments"
     
  2. [informal] A television news presenter or pundit, especially one perceived as lacking in substance or originality
    "He's just another talking head spouting the same old opinions"

Derived forms: talking heads

Type of: speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser [Brit], verbalizer

Encyclopedia: Talking head