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noisemaker en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.
    • Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market." 1999 April 5, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2017:
    • Women will gather at Filenes with pots and pans as noise-makers and march to Deak-Perera, a firm which sells the South African gold coin. 1985 June 4, Stephanie Poggi, “Women Against Apartheid”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
    • The noisemakers spread from soccer to the N.B.A. and other sports. 2014 June 13, Daniel Engber, “Who Made That Inflatable Noisemaker?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2022:
  2. 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

Forms

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Hyponyms

caxirola (device for making noise at events) · ratchet (device for making noise at events) · party horn (device for making noise at events) · stadium horn (device for making noise at events) · clacker (device for making noise at events) · clapper (device for making noise at events) · squeaker (device for making noise at events) · vuvuzela (device for making noise at events) · blowout (device for making noise at events) · kazoo (device for making noise at events) · squawker (device for making noise at events) · air horn (device for making noise at events) · stadium trumpet (device for making noise at events)

Synonyms

ratchet (device with ratchet)