rooster

English

/ˈɹuːstə/, /ˈɹustəɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (North America) A male domestic chicken () or other gallinaceous bird.
  • A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
  • (figuratively) An informer.
  • (figuratively) A violent or disorderly person.
  • (figuratively) A powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
  • (figuratively) A man.
  • (regional) A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
  • (obsolete) Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.

Etymology

Suf from English roost.

Origin

English

roost

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