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rooster
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As a noun, rooster means a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
Meanings of rooster
8 meaningsnoun
north americakentAustralianzA male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
figurativelyobsolete slangAn informer.
figurativelyobsolete slangA violent or disorderly person.
figurativelyA powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
figurativelyoriginally us slangnow chiefly nzA man.
obsolete us slangLegislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.
Older and rare meanings (1)
regional ushistoricalA wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).