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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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Origin of rattler

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rattle1, -er1

Words nearby rattler

rattlebrained, rattle-bush, rattlehead, rattle off, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain
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Words related to rattler

goods train

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British Dictionary definitions for rattler

rattler
/ (ˈrætlə) /

noun

something that rattles
mainly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake
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