roost·er

[roo-ster]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
chiefly (US), (Canadian) the male of the domestic fowl; a cock

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Rooster is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

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).
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Slang Dictionary

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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Example sentences
Theoretically, a weak rooster could fool hens by growing a deceptively large
  comb.
Undercover agents arrest a suspected rooster fighter while in possession of
  contraband birds.
When someone set the alarm in the internal clock, they would click on a picture
  of a rooster.
Rooster was worried about the foolish thing that had happened, too.
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