Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bead-rattler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: bead--rat-tler
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman Catholic.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"And can't you smell that bacon? To think that a poor bead-rattler like me can't have any, on a Friday, no matter how early he's up, and that you might have all you wanted, if you'd only take the trouble to come and get it, you lazy heretics!"
"A young bead-rattler it was, made the same mistake as yersel."
"Seeing how ye're a native son of our beloved country, and ain't a bead rattler, I'm gonna be generous and set ya a task."
"He's a bead rattler, a papist."
"I recall being impressed that you were able to translate it, though probably at the cost of the unreconstructed Rangers fans on the firm marking you down as a bead-rattler."

Etymology

A reference to rosary beads.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

bead-rattlers (plural)

Questions

What does bead-rattler mean?: A Roman Catholic.
Where does bead-rattler come from?: A reference to rosary beads.

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