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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Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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