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
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We heard the crow of a rooster.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
On the menu: light appetisers – Brussels sprouts, British fish and chips and Paris rooster.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Every 12 years the Lunar New Year cycles through the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Countless horror stories exist of squandered inheritances, bitter legal battles, and feuds that last generations over a single ceramic rooster that Grandma apparently promised to multiple grandchildren.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rooster
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 5 May. 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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