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Webster 1913 Edition

Rocker

Rock′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.
It was I, sir, said the
rocker
, who had the honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy.
Fuller.
2.
One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks.
3.
Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water.
4.
A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.
5.
A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.
6.
A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
7.
(Mach.)
Same as
Rock shaft
.
Rocker arm
(Mach.)
,
an arm borne by a rock shaft.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rocker

ROCK'ER

,
Noun.
One who rocks the cradle; also, the curving piece of wood on which a cradle or chair rocks.

Definition 2024

Rocker

Rocker

See also: rocker

German

Noun

Rocker m ‎(genitive Rockers, plural Rocker)

  1. rocker (someone passionate about rock music)
  2. biker (a member of a motorcycle gang)

rocker

rocker

See also: Rocker

English

Noun

rocker ‎(plural rockers)

  1. A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.
  2. A rocking chair.
  3. (surfing) The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.)
    All modern surfboards share a similar rocker design — Bruce Jones
  4. Someone passionate about rock music.
  5. A musician who plays rock music.
  6. (informal) A rock music song.
    • Pitchfork Media
      "Girls & Boys" is […] also a tart, sneering rocker, full of ingenious musical gestures […]
  7. One who rocks something.
    • Fuller
      It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honour, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy.
  8. (Britain) A member of a British subculture of the 1960s, opposed to the mods, who dressed in black leather and were interested in 1950s music.
  9. Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, such as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water.
  10. A rocking horse.
  11. A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.
  12. (engineering) A rock shaft.

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Danish

Noun

rocker c (singular definite rockeren, plural indefinite rockere)

  1. An outlaw biker

French

Verb

rocker

  1. to rock (play or enjoy rock music)

Conjugation

Etymology

From the verb to rock + -er

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒkə(r)

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