σπερμολόγος, -ον

(σπέρμα, λέγω)

a seed picker;

__(a) prop. of birds (Arist. Aristoph, al.);

__(b) in Attic slang, of an idler who lives on scraps picked up in the agora; hence, as subst. ὁ σ. an idle babbler: Act.17:18.†

(AS)

a seed picker; an idle babbler