1
a
: an adult male domestic chicken : cock
b
: an adult male of various birds other than the domestic chicken
2
: a cocky or vain man
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We heard the crow of a rooster.
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Transport boxes, electronic scales and gaffs, sharp blades that can be attached to roosters' legs during fights, were found on the property, the news statement said.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Hilleman, however, asked farmers to not cull their roosters, because vaccine manufacturers would need a huge supply of eggs to produce the vaccine before the virus fully hit the United States.
—Alexandra M. Lord, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
There are 12 signs in the Chinese zodiac (represented by animals—pig, ox, dog, rat, rooster, tiger, monkey, rabbit, goat, horse, and snake—and one mystical creature, the dragon), as well as five elemental attributes (water, earth, wood, metal, and fire).
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
On his dedicated Facebook page, the rooster can be seen hanging out between the shopping carts, strutting up and down the sidewalk, sitting on the benches outside, or inspecting the cars in the parking lot.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
Hilleman, however, asked farmers to not cull their roosters, because vaccine manufacturers would need a huge supply of eggs to produce the vaccine before the virus fully hit the United States.
—Alexandra M. Lord, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
There are 12 signs in the Chinese zodiac (represented by animals—pig, ox, dog, rat, rooster, tiger, monkey, rabbit, goat, horse, and snake—and one mystical creature, the dragon), as well as five elemental attributes (water, earth, wood, metal, and fire).
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
On his dedicated Facebook page, the rooster can be seen hanging out between the shopping carts, strutting up and down the sidewalk, sitting on the benches outside, or inspecting the cars in the parking lot.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
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rooster
noun
roost·er
ˈrü-stər 
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird
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