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rooster

[ 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.


rooster

/ ˈruːstə /

noun

  1. the male of the domestic fowl; a cock


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rooster1

First recorded in 1765–75; roost + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Lawler notes that in the Zoroastrian religion of the Persians, the rooster was of the utmost importance.

His last words were, “Crito, we owe a rooster to Asclepius.”

Nicaragua: The name of the country's traditional dish, gallo pinto, translates to "spotted rooster."

Samuelsson: I love to head over to Red Rooster and see my guests.

The Daily Beast: Is the holiday a busy time for Red Rooster Harlem?

For the rooster who was always perched on the weather-vane on the barn was up so high and he shone like gold.

But Mother Wyandotte didn't bother about anything so high in the sky as the sun and the rooster.

There were a number of chickens on board and each rooster seemed obliged to salute the dawn with a fanfare of crowing.

The little bantam can crow quicker, oftener and with more ginger than any other rooster on the place.

"That's the last time you get me, old rooster," he said, in a voice that did not belong to him.

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