English Explanatory Dictionary

rocker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.)
  4. The breve below as in ḫ.
  5. Someone passionate about rock music.
  6. A musician who plays rock music.
  7. A rock music song.
  8. One who rocks something.
  9. A member of a British subculture of the 1960s, opposed to the mods, who dressed in black leather and were interested in 1950s music.
  10. 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.
  11. A tool with small teeth that roughens a metal plate to produce tonality in mezzotints.
  12. A rocking horse.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒk.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rocker.wav /ˈɹɑ.kɚ/ /ˈɹɔk.ə(ɹ)/

Word forms

rocker rockers

Etymology

From Middle English rokker, rockere, rokkere, equivalent to rock + -er.

Derived words

acoustic rocker alt-rocker antirocker anti-rocker cock rocker deathrocker folk-rocker glam rocker gyrorocker hard rocker off one's rocker platform rocker punk rocker rocker arm rockered rockerish rocker panel rockers reggae rocker switch root-rocker spring rocker stoner rocker surf rocker tri-rocker
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