1
a
: an adult male domestic chicken : cock
b
: an adult male of various birds other than the domestic chicken
2
: a cocky or vain man
Examples of rooster in a Sentence
We heard the crow of a rooster.
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The Kele tribe won the immunity challenge, receiving three hens and a rooster as their reward.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Peña Lopez and Correa Peña also prevented her from leaving the home by confining her to the room previously used for goats and roosters, the Justice Department said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Then, one weekend, our young Labrador flushed a rooster a dozen feet in front of me.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
And no, hens don’t require the attention of a rooster to lay eggs.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Peña Lopez and Correa Peña also prevented her from leaving the home by confining her to the room previously used for goats and roosters, the Justice Department said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Then, one weekend, our young Labrador flushed a rooster a dozen feet in front of me.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
And no, hens don’t require the attention of a rooster to lay eggs.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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rooster
noun
roost·er
ˈrü-stər 
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird
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