cocker

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
2. (dated) One who hunts woodcocks.
3. (colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
4. A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.

Verb

To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).

Sinonieme

cocker spaniel

pamper

coddle

mollycoddle

featherbed

indulge

cosset

English cocker spaniel

spoil

baby

👶

chow

boxer

hunting dog

cosher

Vertalings

cocker

cocker spaniel

verhätscheln

afagar

cocker spaniel

mimosear

dorloter

choyer

amimar

نهب

شوه

دلل

ضل

ضلل

سلق

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: coker

Geërf van Old English: cocer

Geërf van Middle English: cokeren

Verwante met Wallies: cocru

Verwante met Frans: coqueliner

Verwante met Engels: cockle

In summary

From cock (“a male bird, especially a rooster”) and its derivative cocking (“the hunting of gamecocks”), + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).