rattler

Other forms of rattler

plural

rattlers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rattler

What does rattler mean?

rattler means "pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rattler?

rattler has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɹætəlɚ/.

What is another word for rattler?

Close synonyms include rattlesnake, freight train. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rattler a common word?

rattler is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.