rooster
Plural: roosters
Noun
- A male chicken.
- adult male chicken
- A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
- A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
- An informer.
- A violent or disorderly person.
- A powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
- A man.
- A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
- Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.
Examples
- Playing ROOSTER was a bold move, but it blocked my opponent’s potential bingo.
Origin / Etymology
From roost + -er. In the regions where it is used, displaced cock through taboo avoidance.
Scrabble Score: 7
rooster: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrooster: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rooster: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
rooster: valid Words With Friends Word