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noisemaker

noisemaker

5 3.3
A small object you blow or shake to make a loud sound at parties
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔɪzˌmeɪkər/
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  • People come and go, laughing, talking, blowing noisemakers, making merry.

Your car keys, flashlight, if it's dark, if there's something on your key chain that you can have a light with, noisemakers, whistles, whatever it is.

Examples

  • Spectators quickly realize that they don't need anything more than a noisemaker to join in.

    Blog text (13)

  • Noises came from the apartment, foolish clacking noisemakers, bells, and those shrill plastic horns.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "Bring your noisemaker," he said.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I guess maybe I'll get a bell or some other noisemaker.

    Blog text (25)

  • Some of them clutch little flags and noisemakers.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Juanita Brown carried a cardboard box full of noisemakers around the group.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Get those noisemakers ready.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • We had these noisemakers that we all thought sounded like ducks, so Ryan said that the duck drank it.

    Blog text (2)

  • A burst of confetti explodes from within, followed by the rude honk of noisemakers.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • At the parade, children waved brightly colored noisemakers that made festive sounds.

Synonyms

horn
vsnoisemaker
183 1.0

A device that makes a loud sound to warn or signal people

are mainly for celebration noise rather than primarily for warning or signaling
clapper
vsnoisemaker
3 7.2

A metal piece inside a bell that hits its side to make sound

refer to whole celebration devices rather than internal parts of other instruments
popper
vsnoisemaker
2 4.0

A small tube you pull to make a loud noise and release confetti

are general devices used to make loud celebration sounds without confetti
tooter
vsnoisemaker
2 7.2

A person or device that blows a short sharp sound with a horn

are broader celebration devices not limited to short blown signals
thumper
vsnoisemaker
1 5.7

A person or thing that makes loud, heavy repeated sounds like a drum

are meant for celebration noise rather than heavy repeated pounding sounds
clanker
vsnoisemaker
1 9.1

A thing that makes a loud metal clanking sound

are used for celebration loud sounds rather than specifically metallic clanking
poppers
vsnoisemaker
5.2

Small tubes that make a loud pop and throw confetti at celebrations

are general devices used to make loud celebration sounds without confetti
thunderer
vsnoisemaker
9.3

A device that makes a loud sound like thunder

are general celebration devices making loud sounds without imitating thunder

Antonyms

silencer
  • Specialized
24 7.4

A short tube fixed to the end of a gun to make the shot quieter

How Loud

air horn
1 3.0
noisemaker
5 3.3
whistle
56 1.0
to rattle
151 2.2

Surface Forms

noisemaker singular
noisemakers plural

Morphology

noisemaker = noise + maker (transparent) = noise + maker

The compound straightforwardly means a thing used to make noise.

Etymology

The word noisemaker is made from noise and maker, so it simply means something that 'makes noise'. Think of the little horns or bells people blow at a party or on New Year's — that is why a noisemaker is a device used to make loud sounds at celebrations.