chanticleer

American  

[chan-tuh-kleer] / ˈtʃæn təˌklɪər /

Also chantecler

noun

Now Literary.

1. a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.

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chanticleer British  

/ ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə, ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə /

noun

1. a name for a cock, used esp in fables

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Etymology

Origin of chanticleer

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear

Example Sentences

For in 1933 the automobile industry stalked out of Depression wearing all the airs of chanticleer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chanticleer in question, it turned out last week, is hip-high Billy Rose, Broadway's No. 1 spectaclemaker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The subway was to him "the great nickel adventure"; a ride on the elevated railroad, "a�rial journeying"; his alarm clock, "the urban chanticleer."

From The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces by Kilmer, Joyce

In a corner chanticleer stood, preening his feathers and restoring his ruffled dignity, while we compared opinions.

From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Of course, if you go about like chanticleer in a rain, they will do so.

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von