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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that makes noise, especially a device such as a horn or rattle used to make noise at a party.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration

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noise +‎ maker

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