Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that makes noise, especially a device such as a horn or rattle used to make noise at a party.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person or device that produces a great deal of
noise , especially one used in a celebration or sporting event. - noun A device comprised of a
handle with aratchet at one end, with the ratchet end contained within abox that serves as anecho chamber , so that swinging or moving the device causes the ratchet torotate within the box, creating a series of loudclicking sounds
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
Etymologies
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Examples
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As the priest solemnly elevates the Host, they lift his chasuble, and in place of the bell, the “crepitaculum” or noisemaker is sounded.
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To Buckstopper: I've seen the Christmas lights, but the wedding noisemaker is a new one to me.
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In other words, maybe there should not be a tree farm there, if the noisemaker is the only feasible way to keep deer out though I like the "crouching in the bushes with a crossbow" solution.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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In other words, maybe there should not be a tree farm there, if the noisemaker is the only feasible way to keep deer out though I like the "crouching in the bushes with a crossbow" solution.
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In the meantime, it would be wise for you to stop demonizing me by calling me a "noisemaker" and "part of the problem".
RightWingRocker 2009
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It would have had a noisemaker in it at one point.
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Is this an instructional piece pointing out that noisy people are also lovable, (Gene “sweetheart” is also a noisemaker, “He hit a loose floorboard on every return trip from the bathroom?”)
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Here, instead of flowers, a plastic cow noisemaker—turn it over and it moos—tops the tables, and a meal ends with diners popping big, brightly colored circus balloons to release the white chocolate and pepper candy inside.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Here, instead of flowers, a plastic cow noisemaker—turn it over and it moos—tops the tables, and a meal ends with diners popping big, brightly colored circus balloons to release the white chocolate and pepper candy inside.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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They were quite delicate, the noisemaker going first and the looping stems breaking.
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