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cockcrower

cockcrower noun: a person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock.

Noun

cockcrower (plural cockcrowers)

  1. (historical) A person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock.
    • The cockcrower heralded or accompanied the laureate, crowing like a cock in the royal presence. The Hanoverian king thought it was mocking his dignity.1867, Cyrus Redding, Sir Thomas Wyse, page 182

Forms of cockcrower

pluralcockcrowers

Questions about cockcrower

What does cockcrower mean?
Cockcrower means a person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock.
What part of speech is cockcrower?
Cockcrower is a noun.
What is the plural of cockcrower?
The plural of cockcrower is cockcrowers.

Words near cockcrower in the dictionary

  1. Cockcroft
  2. Cockcroft-Walton generator
  3. Cockcroft-Walton generators
  4. Cockcrofts
  5. cockcrow
  6. cockcrower
  7. cockcrowers
  8. cockcrowing
  9. cockcrowings
  10. cockcrows
  11. cocke

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