Synonyms for rattlesnake
ˈræt lˌsneɪkrat·tlesnake

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1. rattlesnakenoun

   Synonyms:
   rattler

2. rattlesnakenoun

   Any of various poisonous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

   Synonyms:
   rattler

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rattlesnake, rattlernoun

   pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

   Synonyms:
   freight train, rattler

Matched Categories

1. • Pit Viper

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1. List of paraphrases for "rattlesnake":

   snake, rattle

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How to use rattlesnake in a sentence?

1. Guthrie Police Sgt. Anthony Gibbs:

   So now he's got a rattlesnake, a stolen vehicle, firearm and somebody under arrest.

2. Dennis Crow:

   A [ rattlesnake ] popped out and grabs me on the side of the boot, i jumped a little bit and turned to my side, and saw that both of his fangs were stuck in my boot.

3. Mike Vigil:

   It shocks me how insane they were, they walked right into a coiled rattlesnake without even having minimally studied the capacity of the Venezuelan armed forces. Theres no way the U.S. government wouldve supported an operation like this.

4. Josh Billings:

   It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.