rooster

Meanings

Plural: roosters

Noun

adult male chicken
A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
An informer.
A violent or disorderly person.
A powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
A man.
A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.

Origin / Etymology

From roost + -er. In the regions where it is used, displaced cock through taboo avoidance.

Synonyms

brawler, cock, cock of the roost, cock of the walk, important person, informant, man

Scrabble Score: 7

rooster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rooster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rooster is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

rooster is a valid Words With Friends word