rattler

rat·tler  (rtlr)

n.

1. One that rattles: a rattler of pots and pans.

2. A rattlesnake.

3. Informal A freight train.

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rattler [ˈrætlə]

n

1. something that rattles

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Chiefly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rattler - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken rattlesnake Crotalidae, family Crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail Crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States Crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, Western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico Crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest Crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico Crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus, massasauga - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris - small pygmy rattlesnake
	2.	rattler - a railroad train consisting of freight cars freight train cabin car, caboose - a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train freight car - a railway car that carries freight freight liner, liner train - a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"

Translations

rattler [ˈrætlə^r] n (US) (= rattlesnake) → serpent m à sonnettes

rattler

n (US inf) → Klapperschlange f