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ROOST-uh/ˈruːstə/

A rooster is a male chicken that crows in the morning. Countable: a rooster, roosters. British English often says cockerel. A hen is the female; a chick is the baby. Mix-up: rooster vs roster (a list of names) — extra t, different meaning.

Meaning

A male chicken that crows in the morning.

Examples

• “The rooster crowed at dawn.”
• “The rooster woke everyone at five.”
• “Keep the rooster away from the visitors.”

Good to know

a rooster = male chicken. British: cockerel. Contrast: hen (female), chick (baby). Mix-up: roster.

Near in meaning

cockerel

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