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noun
A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device comprising a handle with a ratchet at one end, with the ratchet end contained within a box that serves as an echo chamber, so that swinging or moving the device causes the ratchet to rotate within the box, creating a series of loud clicking sounds
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: horn, thunderer
History
Etymology tree English noise Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English noisemaker From noise + maker.
