noisemaker — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.

   Examples

   Women will gather at Filenes with pots and pans as noise-makers and march to Deak-Perera, a firm which sells the South African gold coin.

   Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."

   More examples (1)

   The noisemakers spread from soccer to the N.B.A. and other sports.

2. 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

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   device