weathercock
Americannoun
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a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
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(loosely) any weather vane.
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a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc..
The count is the weathercock of the jet set.
noun
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a weather vane in the form of a cock
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a person who is fickle or changeable
verb
Etymology
Origin of weathercock
First recorded in 1250–1300, weathercock is from the Middle English word wedercoc. See weather, cock 1
Vocabulary lists containing weathercock
Example Sentences
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No matter where we find ourselves in these stories, the author’s mind, and thus the reader’s, seems turned like a weathercock toward Homewood.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
Part is uneasy: a weathercock whines; people tell their dreams; once Mr. Dunnock stuffs his beard quickly into his mouth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harriman reacted to the New Deal like a weathercock in a gale.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind these two varying expressions was a weathercock temperament.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a flagstaff in the garden, and on the roof was a gilt weathercock shaped like a telescope.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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