NOISEMAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noisemaker mean? 

• NOISEMAKER (noun)
  The noun NOISEMAKER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: NOISEMAKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOISEMAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("noisemaker" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noisemaker"):

horn (a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it)

thunderer (a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder)