cocker
Meaning
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- One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
- One who hunts woodcocks.
- (colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
- A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
Synonyms
English cocker spaniel
Frequency
Etymology
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).
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