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noun
1.
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
2.
a representation of this bird, used as an emblem of the Democratic party from 1842 to 1874.
3.
Informal. a cocky person.
Origin:
1765–75; roost + -er1
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rooster (ˈruːstə)
 
—n
chiefly (US), (Canadian) the male of the domestic fowl; a cock

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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rooster
1772, from roost (earlier roost cock, 1606), in sense of "the roosting bird," favored in the U.S. as a puritan alternative to cock (and compare roach).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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rooster definition

[ˈrustɚ]
  1. n.
    the posterior; one's butt end. (Because one roosts on it.) : Don't just sit there on your rooster. Get to work.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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