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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rooster¹

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

Example Sentences

Located at an elevation of 3,000 feet, it was a lot colder than I expected, and the yurt itself was not heated or soundproof, which meant three sleepless nights of hearing singing coqui frogs, crowing roosters, and distant sounds of gunshots.

From Outside Online

Rooster & Owl is newly comfortable, thanks to a handsome front patio set with table lamps and a dining room that has replaced concrete floors with wood.

From Washington Post

In 2019, the bronze horse head statue was returned nearly 160 years after it was pilfered, but the whereabouts of the snake, dog, sheep, dragon and rooster remain unknown.

From Ozy

Hens were raised as egg layers while the roosters were the first ones to become Sunday dinner.

From Vox

In fact, hunters could harvest as much as 93 percent of pre-hunt roosters without hurting the population as a whole, according to Pheasants Forever, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving wildlife habitat.

From Outside Online

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chicken
• duck
• fowl
• geese
• pheasant
• pigeon