Synonyms for rooster
ˈru stərroost·er

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. roosternoun

   Synonyms:
   cock

2. roosternoun

   A male domestic fowl, Gallus gallus.

   Synonyms:
   cock

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. cock, roosternoun

   adult male chicken

   Synonyms:
   dick, stopcock, tool, shaft, prick, pecker, putz, turncock, hammer, cock, peter

Matched Categories

1. • Chicken

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roosternoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] cock, chanticleer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roosternoun

   Synonyms:
   cock, chanticleer, cockerel (young), capon (castrated)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "rooster":

   cock, roosters, calendar, geezer, chicken, brat

Suggested Resources

1. rooster

   Song lyrics by rooster -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by rooster on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce rooster?

How to say rooster in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use rooster in a sentence?

1. Danish proverb:

   Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still.

2. Al Gore - during 1992 Vice Presidential debate:

   George Bush taking credit for the Berlin Wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise.

3. Franck Riester:

   It was one of the symbols of Notre-Dame de Paris and is even more so now, (The rooster) has been scarred by the fire. It was heated and then it fell, something which triggers another debate: should we restore it or leave it like it is, as a witness on what happened on April 15 ?

4. Assyrian Proverb:

   If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.

5. Chongarialio Bonqueque:

   If you give chicken breast to a rooster, they will eat it. They're just built different