cockered; cockering; cockers
Examples of cocker in a Sentence
Verb
overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The couple had frantically packed a few things — tax papers, a couple of changes of underwear, some sweats — and then drove out in separate cars with their two dogs, R.E., a 17-year-old Russell terrier and cocker mix, and Tucker, a 13-year-old beagle.
—New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
Given a sturdy obedience foundation and proper introduction to the gun, a typical cocker takes to hunting quickly.
—Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The breed enjoys the mental and physical challenge of performance activities, and the AKC advises trying out various ones to discover what interests an individual cocker, followed by consistent training.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The couple had frantically packed a few things — tax papers, a couple of changes of underwear, some sweats — and then drove out in separate cars with their two dogs, R.E., a 17-year-old Russell terrier and cocker mix, and Tucker, a 13-year-old beagle.
—New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
Given a sturdy obedience foundation and proper introduction to the gun, a typical cocker takes to hunting quickly.
—Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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“Cocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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