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rattler

[ rat-ler ]
/ ˈræt lər /
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noun

a rattlesnake.
a person or thing that rattles.
Informal. a fast freight train.

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Nearby words

rattlebox, rattlebrain, rattlebrained, rattlehead, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain

Origin of rattler

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rattle1, -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for rattler

rattler

/ (ˈrætlə) /

noun

something that rattles
mainly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012