rattler

See also: Rattler

English

Etymology

rattle +‎ -er

Noun

rattler (plural rattlers)

1. Anything that rattles.
2. (chiefly US, informal) A rattlesnake.
3. A freight train or, (chiefly British), a decrepit passenger train.
4. (colloquial, dated) A loud, inconsiderate talker.
5. (colloquial, dated) A stunning blow.
6. (colloquial, dated) An impudent lie; a whopper.

Translations

rattlesnake — see rattlesnake

freight train

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something which rattles

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