weathercock
noun
weath·er·cock
ˈwe-t͟hər-ˌkäk 
1
: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
2
: a person or thing that changes readily or often
Examples of weathercock in a Sentence
when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism
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When the Museum of Old Newbury purchased the weathercock from the First Religious Society of Newburyport in 2018, the presumption was the vane was made by either Shem Drowne or his son Thomas.
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Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
—Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
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Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
—Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
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“Weathercock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathercock. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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weathercock
noun
weath·er·cock
-ˌkäk
: a weather vane shaped like a rooster
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