cocker

cock·er ¹

 (kŏk′ər)

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

 (kŏk′ər)

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. (Gambling, except Cards) a devotee of cockfighting

2. (Breeds) short for cocker spaniel

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cocker

(ˈkɒkə)

vb

(tr) rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence

n

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

[C15: perhaps from cock¹ with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of]

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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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cock•er¹

(ˈkɒk ər)

n.

cocker spaniel.

[1805–15; (wood) cock + -er¹, i.e., woodcock starter]

cock•er²

(ˈkɒk ər)

n.

a person who promotes or patronizes cockfights.

[1680–90; (game) cock + -er¹]

cock•er³

(ˈkɒk ər)

v.t.

to pamper: to cocker a child.

[1495–1505; orig. uncertain]

Cocker

(ˈkɒk ər)

n.

Joe (Robert John), born 1944, English blues and rock singer and musician.

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cocker

Past participle: cockered
Gerund: cockering

Imperative

cocker

cocker

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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"

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Translations

cocker

cocker

коккер

cocker

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

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cocker

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

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cocker

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

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