cocker

¹

[ kok-er ]

noun

1. cocker spaniel.

cocker

²

[ kok-er ]

noun

1. a person who promotes or patronizes cockfights.

cocker

³

[ kok-er ]

verb (used with object)

1. to pamper:

   to cocker a child.

Cocker

¹

/ ˈkɒkə /

noun

1. according to Cocker
   reliable or reliably; correct or correctly

cocker

²

/ ˈkɒkə /

noun

1. a devotee of cockfighting
2. short for cocker spaniel

cocker

³

/ ˈkɒkə /

verb

1. rare.
   tr to pamper or spoil by indulgence

noun

1. informal.
   a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocker¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; extended sense of cocker ²( def )

Origin of cocker²

First recorded in 1650–60; (game)cock + -er ¹, that is, gamecock fancier

Origin of cocker³

First recorded in 1400–1450; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocker¹

from Edward Cocker (1631–75), English arithmetician

Origin of cocker²

C15: perhaps from cock ¹with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of

Example Sentences

The couple's pet dog - believed to be a cocker spaniel - had also been shot.

From BBC

The couple's pet dog - believed to be a cocker spaniel - had been shot and a rifle was recovered from the property by the police.

From BBC

In October, the couple found out that their first child soon will join the family, which includes a chihuahua and a cocker spaniel mix rescue dog.

From Los Angeles Times

Martin himself experienced this sort of disorienting grief not long after Chaarte’s ashes arrived at the cemetery, when his family’s cocker spaniel, Violet, had to be put down.

From Seattle Times

He would often take his cocker spaniel to Ogmore-by-Sea and at low tide, he would see geese perched on shopping trolleys and tyres on the riverbed.

From BBC