weathercock
a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
(loosely) any weather vane.
a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set.
Origin of weathercock
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How to use weathercock in a sentence
A weathercock and two towers visible amid the trees marked the site of the town.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceThey were, in fact, clasped around the leg of the weathercock.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchAnd just then the wind came in a sudden gust and the weathercock flew around to face it.
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark | David CoryI used to be a jolly weathercock, but now, with all this water around, I feel more like a lighthouse.
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark | David CoryAnd just then the weathercock shouted something which sounded very much like "Periscope!"
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark | David Cory
British Dictionary definitions for weathercock
/ (ˈwɛðəˌkɒk) /
a weather vane in the form of a cock
a person who is fickle or changeable
(intr) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind
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