A rocker is a chair that is built on two curved pieces of wood so that you can rock yourself backwards and forwards while you are sitting in it.
[mainly US]
Claire spent the morning in a wicker rocker on the screened porch with a book.
regional note: in BRIT, usually use rocking chair
2. countable noun
A rocker is someone who performs rock music.
The American rockers will play ten nights, starting in Glasgow.
rocker in British English
(ˈrɒkə)
noun
1.
any of various devices that transmit or operate with a rocking motion
See also rocker arm
2. another word for rocking chair
3.
either of two curved supports on the legs of a chair or other article of furniture on which it may rock
4.
a steel tool with a curved toothed cage, used to roughen the copper plate in engraving a mezzotint
5. mining another word for cradle (sense 9)
6.
a.
an ice skate with a curved blade
b.
the curve itself
7. skating
a.
a figure consisting of three interconnecting circles
b.
a half turn in which the skater turns through 180°, so facing about while continuing to move in the same direction
8.
a rock-music performer, fan, or song
9. British
an adherent of a youth movement rooted in the 1950s, characterized by motorcycle trappings
Compare mod1
10. off one's rocker
rocker in American English
(ˈrɑkər)
noun
1.
a person who rocks a cradle, etc.
2.
either of the curved pieces on the bottom of a cradle, rocking chair, etc.
3. US
rocking chair
4.
a cradle for washing sand or gravel in gold mining
5.
a small steel plate with a toothed and curved edge, for roughening and thus preparing the surface of a mezzotint plate
6.
one of the curved stripes below the chevron of a noncommissioned officer above sergeant
7. US, Informal
a.
a performer, fan, etc. of rock music
b.
a rock song performed with a heavily accented rhythm at a fast tempo
Idioms:
off one's rocker
rocker in Mechanical Engineering
(rɒkər)
Word forms: (regular plural) rockers
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
A rocker is a device that operates with a rocking motion.
A rocker switch breaks and connects the electrical circuit by "rocking" in one direction tobreak the circuit, and in the other direction to connect the circuit.
As the rocker arm rocks up, it pushes the valve down in the opposite direction.
A rocker is a device that operates with a rocking motion.
More idioms containing
rocker
off your rocker
Examples of 'rocker' in a sentence
rocker
But the old rockers are clocking up the ailments too.
The Sun (2016)
What is it about old rockers that they can tell a story just like ringing a bell?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Singing along with all those indie rockers seems to have tried his patience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is the aged rocker his new muse?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The old rocker may need all his famous energy.
The Sun (2012)
But the four are also behind a campaign aimed at protecting the copyright of old rockers.
The Sun (2006)
According to one grizzled old rocker the blame lies not with volume but with technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Both families wrote letters to the court asking for the case against the former glam rocker to be dropped.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Apparently he was a glam rocker.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The rockers have moved on since the cover for their 2003 debut album.
The Sun (2010)
Welcome return for the American southern rockers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With a new album out, the indie rockers take on the arenas.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The two ageing rockers cure all the world's ills over beans on toast in a grubby bedsit.
The Sun (2007)
The rockers moved to Los Angeles to record their new album earlier this year.
The Sun (2011)
The veteran rockers summon the American singer once again to be their Freddie for the night.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was so impressed with their gig, he wants the American rockers on board at the nuptials.
The Sun (2014)
The veteran Canadian country rocker plays a rousing Nashville show not long after recovering from a serious brain operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As their second LP looms, the indie rockers play a few solo gigs before hitting the festival circuit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Word lists with
rocker
tool
All related terms of 'rocker'
rocker arm
a lever that rocks about a pivot , esp a lever in an internal-combustion engine that transmits the motion of a pushrod or cam to a valve
Boston rocker
a type of 19th-cent. American rocking chair , having a curved wooden seat and a high back formed of spindles held in place by a broad headpiece
rocker panel
any of the sections of body paneling below the doors of an automotive vehicle
platform rocker
a rocking chair supported on a stationary base
Windsor rocker
a Windsor chair on rockers
off one's rocker
crazy
off your rocker
crazy
punk rock
a fast abrasive style of rock music of the late 1970s, characterized by aggressive or offensive lyrics and performance