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View synonyms for rattler

rattler

[ rat-ler ]

noun

  1. a rattlesnake.
  2. a person or thing that rattles. rattle.
  3. Informal. a fast freight train.


rattler

/ ˈrætlə /

noun

  1. something that rattles
  2. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rattler1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; rattle 1, -er 1
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Example Sentences

There actually were 20 snakes — five adult western diamondback rattlers and 15 babies.

Many controllers call the schedule “the rattler” because like the snake, it has a nasty bite.

I do not have an inordinate fear of snakes, not even rattlers.

The ends of the rainbows touched down in the rolling fields below me, no place green enough to hide a leprechaun but a fair swap for living with rattlers.

From Salon

On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.

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