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rattler

[rat-ler]
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noun

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

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Nearby words

  1. rattlebox,
  2. rattlebrain,
  3. rattlebrained,
  4. rattlehead,
  5. rattlepate,
  6. rattlesnake,
  7. rattlesnake fern,
  8. rattlesnake flag,
  9. rattlesnake master,
  10. 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

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
Word Origin and History for rattler

rattler

n.

mid-15c., "one who talks overmuch," agent noun from rattle (v.). From c.1300 as a surname. As short for rattlesnake, 1827.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper