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Noisemaker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration wordnet
  3. 3
    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

Etymology

From noise + maker.

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