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ROCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Holonyms ("rocker" is a part of...):
cradle (a baby bed with sides and rockers)
hobby; hobbyhorse; rocking horse (a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)
rocker; rocking chair (a chair mounted on rockers)
Derivation:
rock (cause to move back and forth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An ice skate with a curved blade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
ice skate (skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
Synonyms:
cradle; rocker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
trough (a long narrow shallow receptacle)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A chair mounted on rockers
Synonyms:
rocker; rocking chair
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
chair (a seat for one person, with a support for the back)
Meronyms (parts of "rocker"):
round; rung; stave (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)
rocker (a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rocker"):
Boston rocker (a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel)
platform rocker (rocking chair on a stationary base)
shoofly (a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck))
Derivation:
rock (move back and forth or sideways)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
adolescent; stripling; teen; teenager (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("rocker" is a member of...):
bikers; rockers (originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A performer or composer or fan of rock music
Synonyms:
rock 'n' roll musician; rocker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rocker"):
rock star (a famous singer of rock music)
Sense 7
Meaning:
An attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("rocker" is a kind of...):
attendant; attender; tender (someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
Derivation:
rock (cause to move back and forth)
