Rocker

['rɒkə] or ['rɑkɚ]

Definition

(noun.) a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro.

(noun.) an ice skate with a curved blade.

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles.

(noun.) a performer or composer or fan of rock music.

(noun.) an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle.

Editor: Segre--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

(n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks.

(n.) Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from gravel, etc., by agitation in water.

(n.) A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.

(n.) A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.

(n.) A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.

(n.) Same as Rock shaft.

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