Sibilator
/ˈsɪbɪˌleɪtər/noun
A person or thing that hisses or makes a hissing sound.
Did you know?Its root is tied to Latin sibilare, the same family behind “sibilant,” and the hissed sound was so central that Latin poets used it to imitate snakes and sneaking speech.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sēi- / *sī-
“To hiss, whistle, or make a sharp sound”
Latin
Latin
sibilare
“To hiss; to make a whistling or serpent-like sound”
Late Latin
Latin
sibilator
“A hissing person or thing; one who hisses”
Middle English
English
sibilatour
“A hissing creature or hissing speaker”
Modern English
English
sibilator
“A person or thing that hisses”