Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockcrower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-crow-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock.

Example Sentences

"The cockcrower heralded or accompanied the laureate, crowing like a cock in the royal presence. The Hanoverian king thought it was mocking his dignity."

Inflected Forms

cockcrowers (plural)

Questions

What does cockcrower mean?: A person employed by the monarch to announce the hour by crowing like a cock.

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