cocker

cock·er ¹  (kkr)

n.

1. A cocker spaniel.

2.

a. A person who keeps or trains gamecocks.

b. A person who promotes or attends cockfights.

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cock·er ²  (kkr)

tr.v. cock·ered, cock·er·ing, cock·ers

To pamper, spoil, or coddle.

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[Middle English cokeren.]

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Cocker [ˈkɒkə]

n

1. (Biographies / Cocker, Edward (1631-1675) M, English, SCIENCE: mathematician) Edward. 1631-75, English arithmetician

according to cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly

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Cocker [ˈkɒkə]

n

according to Cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly

[from Edward Cocker (1631-75), English arithmetician]

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cocker¹

n

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a devotee of cockfighting

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) short for cocker spaniel

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cocker²

vb

(tr) Rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence

n

Brit informal a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)

[perhaps from cock¹ with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cocker - a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
Verb	1.	cocker - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" baby, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

Translations

cocker [ˈkɒkəʳ] N (also cocker spaniel) → cocker m

cocker

n (also cocker spaniel) → Cocker(spaniel) m

cocker [ˈkɒkeʳ] n (also cocker spaniel) → cocker (spaniel) m inv