This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
cocker
1[ kok-er ]
/ ˈkɒk ər /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of cocker
1First recorded in 1790–1800; extended sense of cocker2
Words nearby cocker
cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob
Other definitions for cocker (2 of 3)
cocker2
[ kok-er ]
/ ˈkɒk ər /
noun
a person who promotes or patronizes cockfights.
Origin of cocker
2First recorded in 1650–60; (game)cock + -er1, that is, gamecock fancier
Other definitions for cocker (3 of 3)
Origin of cocker
3First recorded in 1400–1450; origin uncertain
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use cocker in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (2 of 3)
cocker2
/ (ˈkɒkə) /
verb
(tr) rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence
noun
British informal a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)
Word Origin for cocker
C15: perhaps from cock 1 with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (3 of 3)
Cocker
/ (ˈkɒkə) /
noun
according to Cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly
Word Origin for Cocker
from Edward Cocker (1631–75), English arithmetician
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012