rooster
noun
roost·er
| \ ˈrü-stər
also ˈru̇-
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also ˈru̇-
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Definition of rooster
1a
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 4-year-old rooster’s dawn crowing exasperated its neighbors, a retired couple who moved to the small island of Oleron off of France’s Atlantic coast. — Fox News, "French rooster cleared by court after lawsuit accused him of making too much noise," 6 Sep. 2019 The rooster crowing contest is at 11 a.m. in the Poultry Barn. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Today at the Fair: Wednesday, Aug. 28: Read and Ride Day," 28 Aug. 2019 University of Utah scientists examined Mike and reported that the rooster could live because his brain stem was still connected to the spinal cord and his throat and windpipe were intact. — Tom Noel, The Know, "16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire," 24 Aug. 2019 Larson notes that chickens and roosters are permitted in Jasper. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 The current incarnation of the Hornicek Farm in unincorporated Will County between Park Forest and University Park consists of the home, a barn, a milk house, a large two-room structure housing six hens and a rooster, and an organic garden. — Dennis Sullivan, Daily Southtown, "Historic Farm Walk in Park Forest offers time travel trip to age of outhouses, 'stress free life'," 14 June 2019 During the stop, CSP officers saw 33 roosters being kept in cramped homemade wooden boxes without water or food, according to the release. — Robert Garrison, The Denver Post, "4 wanted on charges after 33 cockfighting roosters seized during Summit County traffic stop," 7 July 2019 Just look at Jagger cut across that stage, strutting and smooth, like a rooster imitating a shark. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, "The Rolling Stones want to teach you how to live forever," 4 July 2019 Details: The fair’s official hours may be 8 a.m.-4 p.m., but savvy buyers arrive as the roosters begin to crow. — Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, "Bay Area summer collectibles events from Moss Landing to Niles," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rooster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rooster
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rooster
chiefly US
: an adult male chicken
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rooster
noun
roost·er
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Kids Definition of rooster
: an adult male chicken
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