1
a
: 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.
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One rooster at the event from breeder Dennis Oakley had a price tag of $2,500.
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just over three miles long, the island is a place where roosters roam free, conch salad is sliced and diced right from the sea, and the best way to get around is by buggy (golf cart).
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Officers arrived to find a large group of people were watching over a pen holding cash and drinking alcohol in the backyard where roosters were engaged in battle while a referee monitored the contest, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just over three miles long, the island is a place where roosters roam free, conch salad is sliced and diced right from the sea, and the best way to get around is by buggy (golf cart).
—Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Officers arrived to find a large group of people were watching over a pen holding cash and drinking alcohol in the backyard where roosters were engaged in battle while a referee monitored the contest, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 28 Jan. 2026
Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rooster
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“Rooster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooster. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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rooster
noun
roost·er
ˈrü-stər 
1
: an adult male domestic chicken
2
: an adult male bird
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