rooster
Americannoun
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the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
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a representation of this bird, used as an emblem of the Democratic Party from 1842 to 1874.
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Informal. a cocky person.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rooster
Example Sentences
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In 2018, photographer David Walter Banks captured Santa Monica, Calif.-based Tommy Kendall, a retired champion automobile race-car driver, with his 1973 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, outfitted to look like a giant rooster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
The intricate tattoos of leopards, a stag, a rooster, and a mythical half-lion and half-eagle creature on the woman's body shed light on an ancient warrior culture.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025
That’s exactly what Davis wrote in a 2006 book warning about the threat of avian flu, complete with a photo of a menacing white rooster on the cover.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
Then, in a moment, there was silence, only silence, everywhere—the very birds had ceased to sing, and no dogs barked, and no rooster crowed for day.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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