Rattler

[rat-ler] /ˈræt lər/

noun
1.
a rattlesnake.
2.
a person or thing that .
3.
Informal. a fast freight train.
/ˈrætlə/
noun
1.
something that rattles
2.
(mainly US & Canadian) an informal name for rattlesnake
n.

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

noun

Related Terms

cage rattler

[in the first sense, rattler, ”coach,” is found by 1630]

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