Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noisemaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: noise-mak-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.

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

Example Sentences

"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."
"Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market.""
"The noisemakers spread from soccer to the N.B.A. and other sports."

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.

Inflected Forms

noisemakers (plural)

Synonyms

ratchet

Questions

What does noisemaker mean?: A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.
Where does noisemaker come from?: 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.

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