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/ˈruː.stɚ/

UK

/ˈruː.stər/

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

rooster

roost‧er /ˈruːstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a male chicken SYN cock British English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rooster

roost·er [rooster roosters] [ˈruːstə(r)] [ˈruːstər] (especially NAmE) (BrE also cock) noun
an adult male chicken
compare hen
See also: cock

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rooster

rooster /ˈruː.stəʳ/ US /-stɚ/
noun [C]
US FOR cock (BIRD)

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cock

cock (BIRD) /kɒk/ US /kɑːk/
noun [C] (US ALSO rooster)
1 an adult male chicken:
The cock started to crow.

2 used with the name of a bird to refer to the adult male of that type:
a cock robin
a cock pheasant

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