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rocker
[ rok-er ]
noun
- a performer or fan of rock-'n'-roll. music.
- a rock-'n'-roll song:
She sang a ballad and followed that with two of her well-known rockers.
- any of various devices that operate with a rocking motion.
- Graphic Arts. a small steel plate with one curved and toothed edge for roughening a copperplate to make a mezzotint.
- Mining. cradle ( def 13 ).
- an ice skate that has a curved blade.
rocker
/ ˈrɒkə /
noun
- See rocker armany of various devices that transmit or operate with a rocking motion See also rocker arm
- See rocking chairanother word for rocking chair
- either of two curved supports on the legs of a chair or other article of furniture on which it may rock
- a steel tool with a curved toothed cage, used to roughen the copper plate in engraving a mezzotint
- See cradlemining another word for cradle
- an ice skate with a curved blade
- the curve itself
- skating
- a figure consisting of three interconnecting circles
- a half turn in which the skater turns through 180°, so facing about while continuing to move in the same direction
- a rock-music performer, fan, or song
- See modan adherent of a youth movement rooted in the 1950s, characterized by motorcycle trappings Compare mod 1
- off one's rocker slang.off one's rocker crazy; demented
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Idioms and Phrases
- off one's rocker, Slang. insane; crazy:
You're off your rocker if you think I'm going to climb that mountain.
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Example Sentences
He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.
The rocker posted a rambling video on his Facebook page claiming he's broke and penniless.
Now, Cooke is out with a memoir detailing his time with the rocker.
Clementine Creevy is shown with her blond rocker locks swaying across her face.
In 2000, Rocker was suspended by MLB, and by 2001 he was traded with his pitching in serious decline.
He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
I insisted on her taking my own rocker, while I fixed myself on the floor with a pillar for a back-rest.
Even a comfortable rocker would not be very nice in which to take a long journey.
Sing the gayest, merriest songs you know; and, Martha dear, please do let Dorothy bring another rocker for yourself.
Uncle Will first called Roly's attention to the rocker, which at that moment was standing idle at the side of the stream.
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