rattler
English
/ˈɹætələ(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- Anything that rattles.
- (chiefly) A rattlesnake.
- A freight train or, (chiefly), a decrepit passenger train.
- (colloquial) A loud, inconsiderate talker.
- (colloquial) A stunning blow.
- (colloquial) An impudent lie; a whopper.
Etymology
Suffix from English rattle.
Origin
English
rattle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- berattle English
- rattle English
- rattle-free English
- rattlebox English
- rattlebrain English
- rattlebrained English
- rattlehead English
- rattleheaded English
- rattlepate English
- rattlepated English
- rattlepod English
- rattlesnake English
- rattlesome English
- rattlest English
- rattleth English
- rattletrap English
- rattleweed English
- rattlewings English
- rattly English
- rerattle English
- ratol Cebuano
- ratelen Middle Dutch