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[ kok-er ] / ˈkɒk ər /
Origin of cocker11805–15; (wood)cock + -er1, i.e., woodcock starter Words nearby cockercockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker, cockerel, Cockerell, cocker spaniel, cockeye, cockeye bob Definition for cocker (2 of 3)[ kok-er ] / ˈkɒk ər /
nouna person who promotes or patronizes cockfights. Origin of cocker21680–90; (game)cock + -er1, i.e., gamecock fancier Definition for cocker (3 of 3)[ kok-er ] / ˈkɒk ər /
verb (used with object)to pamper: to cocker a child. Origin of cocker3First recorded in 1495–1505; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockerBut Cocker proved to be a survivor, bringing his passionate persona to concert halls around the world decade after decade. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cocker, for his part, worked briefly as an apprentice gasfitter but decided to take the plunge into the world of commercial music. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But, strange to say, Cocker never got inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The Ed Sullivan Show. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cocker, by contrast, was always a rock singer, without frills or apologies. The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Messrs. W——e, alluded to in 551, had also a cocker that regularly pointed. Dog Breaking|William Nelson Hutchinson Mr. MacGregor, his lordship hasn't a cotton shirt in his possession, I'll be bound,' said Mr. Cocker. Robert Falconer|George MacDonald She waved Mr Cocker impatiently from her, and returned for a moment into the bed-room. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849|Various Mr Cocker took the glass as ordered, and supposed his patron was repeating a passage out of Enfield's Speaker. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 399, January 1849|Various I know a fool of a dog who pretends that he is a Cocker Spaniel, and is convinced that the world revolves round him wonderingly. Happy Days|Alan Alexander Milne
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (1 of 3)
nouna devotee of cockfighting short for cocker spaniel British Dictionary definitions for cocker (2 of 3)
verb(tr) rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence nounBritish informal a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker) Word Origin for cockerC15: perhaps from cock 1 with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of British Dictionary definitions for cocker (3 of 3)
nounaccording to Cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly Word Origin for Cockerfrom Edward Cocker (1631–75), English arithmetician Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |