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Definition of "rooster" []

  • An adult male chicken. (noun)
  • An adult male of other birds. (noun)
  • A person regarded as cocky or pugnacious. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rooster" in a sentence
  • "In my last entry I believe I wrote somthing to the like of being woken up at 4 cuz it sounds like the rooster is at my window."
  • "Small coincidence that the rooster is a popular bird (symbol) in Mexico."
  • "Please call it Asana Yoga, although what you describe as a rooster position is very far removed from Yoga."