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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rock•er /ˈrɑkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- FurnitureAlso called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a rocking chair rocks.
- Furniturerocking chair:sitting in his rocker by the fire.
- any of various devices that operate with a rocking motion.
- Music and Dancea performer or fan of rock music.
Idioms- Idioms off one's rocker, [Slang.]insane;
crazy:You must be off your rocker to say such a thing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rock•er (rok′ər),USA pronunciation n. - FurnitureAlso called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- FurnitureSee rocking chair.
- Music and Dancea rock-'n'-roll song:She sang a ballad and followed that with two of her well-known rockers.
- any of various devices that operate with a rocking motion.
- Fine Art[Graphic Arts.]a small steel plate with one curved and toothed edge for roughening a copperplate to make a mezzotint.
- Miningcradle (def. 13).
- an ice skate that has a curved blade.
- Music, Music and Dancea performer or fan of rock music.
- off one's rocker, [Slang.]insane;
crazy:You're off your rocker if you think I'm going to climb that mountain.
- 1400–50; late Middle English: one who rocks a cradle; see rock2, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rocker /ˈrɒkə/ n - any of various devices that transmit or operate with a rocking motion
See also rocker arm - another word for rocking chair
- either of two curved supports on the legs of a chair or other article of furniture on which it may rock
- an ice skate with a curved blade
- the curve itself
- a rock-music performer, fan, or song
- Brit an adherent of a youth movement rooted in the 1950s, characterized by motorcycle trappings
Compare mod1 - off one's rocker ⇒ slang crazy; demented
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