noisemaker

== English == === Etymology === From noise +‎ maker. === Noun === noisemaker (plural noisemakers) A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event. A device comprising 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 ==== Synonyms ==== (device with ratchet): ratchet ==== Hyponyms ==== (device for making noise at events): air horn, blowout, caxirola, clacker, clapper, kazoo, party horn, ratchet, squawker, squeaker, stadium horn, stadium trumpet, vuvuzela