rocker
a performer or fan of rock-'n'-roll. music.
a rock-'n'-roll song: She sang a ballad and followed that with two of her well-known rockers.
any of various devices that operate with a rocking motion.
Graphic Arts. a small steel plate with one curved and toothed edge for roughening a copperplate to make a mezzotint.
Mining. cradle (def. 13).
an ice skate that has a curved blade.
Idioms about rocker
off one's rocker, Slang. insane; crazy: You're off your rocker if you think I'm going to climb that mountain.
Origin of rocker
1Words Nearby rocker
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How to use rocker in a sentence
For example, if you feel that this article is absolutely brilliant, or that the author is off her rocker, or even if you’ve spent the energy to read this far, then it has value for you.
This is how your brain makes your mind | Lisa Feldman Barrett | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewJust a hint of rocker makes it easier to tip an all-mountain ski on edge to carve turns.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period | Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi | March 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineStill, the light carbon tip and slight tip and tail rocker make smearing turns or shutting down speed plenty forgiving.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period | Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi | March 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineThis ski clearly favors groomed snow, but there’s enough rocker here for surfing back-side stashes or dodging through trees in third-buckle-deep powder.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period | Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi | March 4, 2021 | Outside OnlineAmple rocker in the tip lets it float to the surface in powder and allows you to pivot the Slight with very little effort.
Long-Term Review: The Best Skis, Period | Heather Schultz and Marc Peruzzi | March 4, 2021 | Outside Online
He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rocker posted a rambling video on his Facebook page claiming he's broke and penniless.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn | Marlow Stern | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, Cooke is out with a memoir detailing his time with the rocker.
Clementine Creevy is shown with her blond rocker locks swaying across her face.
The Dark Rock Star Fantasy of Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane | Liza Foreman | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2000, rocker was suspended by MLB, and by 2001 he was traded with his pitching in serious decline.
Mark Cuban Warns That Basketball Players Could Get the Sterling Treatment Next | Evan Weiner | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinI insisted on her taking my own rocker, while I fixed myself on the floor with a pillar for a back-rest.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydEven a comfortable rocker would not be very nice in which to take a long journey.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeSing the gayest, merriest songs you know; and, Martha dear, please do let Dorothy bring another rocker for yourself.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondUncle Will first called Roly's attention to the rocker, which at that moment was standing idle at the side of the stream.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for rocker
/ (ˈrɒkə) /
any of various devices that transmit or operate with a rocking motion: See also rocker arm
another word for rocking chair
either of two curved supports on the legs of a chair or other article of furniture on which it may rock
a steel tool with a curved toothed cage, used to roughen the copper plate in engraving a mezzotint
mining another word for cradle (def. 9)
an ice skate with a curved blade
the curve itself
skating
a figure consisting of three interconnecting circles
a half turn in which the skater turns through 180°, so facing about while continuing to move in the same direction
a rock-music performer, fan, or song
British an adherent of a youth movement rooted in the 1950s, characterized by motorcycle trappings: Compare mod 1
off one's rocker slang crazy; demented
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rocker
see off one's head (rocker).
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