rooster

noun

roost·​er ˈrü-stər How to pronounce rooster (audio)
also
ˈru̇- How to pronounce rooster (audio)
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

Examples of rooster in a Sentence

We heard the crow of a rooster.
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Villagers dressed as cranes, roosters and mythical lions pose for portraits standing amid crops or in fallow farmland. Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 All anyone knows is that Overton Brookshire’s parking lot became the rooster’s go-to hangout spot about a month ago, according to KLTV. Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025 San Bernardino County Animal Control found 17 dead roosters and eight live roosters and tagged 61 roosters in boxes. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The spire, which was destroyed in the blaze, has been rebuilt, with a new phoenix replacing the iconic golden rooster. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rooster

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of rooster was in 1772

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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

rooster

noun
roost·​er ˈrü-stər How to pronounce rooster (audio)
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird

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