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Definition of Rattler
1. Noun. Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken.
Group relationships: Crotalidae, Family Crotalidae
Generic synonyms: Pit Viper
Terms within: Rattle
Specialized synonyms: Crotalus Adamanteus, Diamondback, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Banded Rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus Horridus, Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus Viridis, Prairie Rattler, Prairie Rattlesnake, Western Rattlesnake, Crotalus Cerastes, Horned Rattlesnake, Sidewinder, Crotalus Atrox, Western Diamondback, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus Lepidus, Rock Rattlesnake, Crotalus Tigris, Tiger Rattlesnake, Crotalus Scutulatus, Mojave Rattlesnake, Crotalus Mitchellii, Speckled Rattlesnake, Massasauga, Massasauga Rattler, Sistrurus Catenatus, Ground Rattler, Massasauga, Sistrurus Miliaris
Derivative terms: Rattle
2. Noun. A railroad train consisting of freight cars.
Member holonyms: Cabin Car, Caboose, Freight Car
Specialized synonyms: Freight Liner, Liner Train
Generic synonyms: Railroad Train, Train
Definition of Rattler
1. n. One who, or that which, rattles.
Definition of Rattler
1. Noun. (Chiefly American English) A rattlesnake. ¹
2. Noun. A freight train or, (chiefly British) , a decrepit passenger train. ¹
3. Noun. Something which rattles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rattler
1. one that rattles [n -S] - See also: rattles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattler
Literary usage of Rattler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse by William Youatt, John Stuart Skinner (1843)
"The contest was almost too much for rattler, who skipped Third heat.—Dutchman
went off with a fine stride (2 to 1 offered on him) and led about half-way ..."
2. The Materials of Construction: A Treatise for Engineers on the Strength of by John Butler Johnson (1897)
"A rattler test, made in a cast-iron rattler 28 inches in diameter and 20 inches long
... The rattler to be filled with a number of any given kind of brick ..."
3. Paving Brick and Paving Brick Clays of Illinois by Charles Wesley Rolfe, Ross C. Purdy, Arthur Newell Talbot, Ira Osborn Baker (1908)
"The rattler test is commonly considered to determine toughness and hardness ...
THE rattler TEST. It may be of interest to recount some of the efforts which ..."
4. A History of Naval Architecture: To which is Prefixed, an Introductory by John Fincham (1851)
"From the alternate efforts of the two steam-vessels in towing each other,— namely,
rattler towing Alecto 75'5. and Alecto towing rattler 5^, the following ..."
5. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1905)
"Variations in Size of rattler.—rattlers 28 inches in diameter and of greater ...
Variations in size and shape of the rattler other than length will give ..."
6. Seal and Salmon Fisheries and General Resources of Alaska by Henry Wood Elliott, Washburn Maynard, Sheldon Jackson, David Starr Jordan, United States Dept. of the Treasury. Special Agents Division, Leonhard Hess Stejneger, William Gouverneur Morris, Ivan Petroff, Charles Haskins Townsend, Frederick William True, (1898)
"Allie Algar, Columbia, MM Morrill, JG Swan. Bering Sea, Louisa, E. Б. Webster,
Alton, J. Eppinger. Therese, rattler, Herman, and Dora ..."
7. A Treatise on the Screw Propeller: With Various Suggestions of Improvement by John Bourne (1852)
"The speed of the " rattler" with the "Alecto" in tow was found by the patent log
to be about 7 knots. The actual power exerted by the engines of the ..."
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